The US State Department condemned the lack of preventive action by its European allies regarding the activist flotilla that sailed from their ports towards Gaza and was intercepted by Israel in coordination with Greece:

“Consistent with international law, ports constitute internal waters over which coastal states exercise full territorial sovereignty. The United States expects all our allies to take decisive action against this meaningless political stunt by denying port access, docking, departure and refueling to vessels participating in the flotilla,” State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said.

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