Through a communiqué issued by Chancellor Yván Gil, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela strongly condemns the hijacking of the Madleen boat, intercepted in international waters by the Israeli occupation forces while transporting humanitarian aid to Gaza. This is an act of piracy and aggression against international solidarity, which sought to deliver food, medicine, and hope to the Palestinian people.
Following, the full text of the Communiqué:
Venezuela condemns hijacking of the Freedom Flotilla and genocide against the Palestinian People
“The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela strongly condemns the hijacking of the Madleen boat, intercepted in international waters by the Israeli occupation forces while transporting humanitarian aid to Gaza. This is an act of piracy and aggression against international solidarity, which sought to deliver food, medicine, and hope to the Palestinian people.
This latest outrage occurs within the framework of the ongoing genocide that Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is carrying out with total impunity against the Palestinian civilian population. Israel is carrying out a planned and sustained massacre, protected by the complicit silence of Western powers.
Preventing the entry of humanitarian aid is not only a violation of international law: it is part of the framework of systematic extermination that Israel imposes on a people who resists. Venezuela demands the immediate release of the kidnapped activists, an end to the blockade of Gaza, and an end to the criminal Israeli aggression against Palestine.”
Caracas, June 09, 2025