The background: the interception of the Sumud Global Flotilla
The president’s message comes after the denunciation of the Colombian Foreign Ministrywhich he described as a “kidnapping” the arrest of two Colombian citizens, Luna Barreto and Manuela Bedoyawho traveled in the flotilla Global Sumud bound for Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid.
According to the Foreign Ministry, Israeli armed forces intercepted international waters to the activists—from more than 45 countries— in violation of the international law and the Geneva Accords. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded the immediate release of the Colombian women and all the occupants of the ships, and called on the governments of countries such as Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia and Irelandamong others, to protect the lives of their fellow citizens.
“No state policy can justify the massacre and illegal detention of citizens who want to contribute to peace and undertake humanitarian actions,” the official statement said.
Diplomatic repercussions
The interception of the flotilla has generated a wave of international complaints. Spain summoned the chargé d’affaires of Israel in Madrid, while Brazil y Mexico They formally protested the detention of their citizens. Even the environmental leader Greta Thunberg was part of the mission, which amplified global media attention.
In Colombia, the event led Petro to order the immediate expulsion of the Israeli diplomatic delegation in Bogotá, a measure that further escalated bilateral tension.
With phrases like “forget that peace is the foreign occupation of a territory”, Petro insisted that peace cannot be imposed by force and that citizen pressure at a global level will be key to stopping what he describes as a international crime against the Palestinian population.
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