Special Report: Palestine-Israel Conflicts
UNITED NATIONS, June 1 (Xinhua) -- The permanent Palestinian observer to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, on Tuesday accused Israel of breaking international law after the Israeli navy attacked a Gaza-bound humanitarian convoy of ships, which left at least 10 people killed.
Mansour told reporters here that Isarel broke international law by its action to raid the flotilla, which he said was plying the international waters as it was raided.
According to media reports, early this morning in international waters, Israeli intercepted and took control of the six-ship aid convoy, which was carrying hundreds of activists from several countries. At least 10 people were killed in serious violence on one or more of the vessels.
The six ships were navigating in the high seas when Israeli soldiers stormed them about 65km off the Gaza coast, reports said.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian ambassador supported the statement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the need to have a full investigation into the matter and the call of the Secuity Council "it calls for a prompt, impartial, credible and transparent investigation conforming to international standards."
Mansour also extended a welcome to the presidential statement adopted by the UN Security Council to condemn the Isareli deadly attacks, showing the extensive international condemnation of the Israeli attacks on the humanitarian aid flotilla.
