Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Ganosamhati Andolon has strongly condemned the Israeli interception and detention of activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was en route to Gaza carrying humanitarian aid, calling it a blatant act of aggression and part of the ongoing genocide against Palestinians.

In a statement issued on Thursday, Chief Coordinator Zonayed Saki and Executive Coordinator Abul Hasan said the flotilla, a peaceful civil initiative aimed at breaking the siege on Gaza, was unjustly targeted.

"Attacking efforts to deliver humanitarian aid is part of a broader attempt to suppress the Palestinian liberation struggle," the statement read. "On one hand, Israel is carrying out a genocide, and on the other, it is silencing voices of int...