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ALT Photo of Sergio Toribio, looking serious, with text "Sergio Toribio from 'Madleen' files war crime complaint against Netanyahu and Israeli officials over assault on Flotilla" -->
ALT Photo of Sergio Toribio, with text "The 'Madleen' departed on June 1, 2025, carrying live-saving aid for Gaza. On June 9, the Israeli Navy's elite 'Shayetet 13' unit intercepted the boat in international waters. The raid involved drones, a chemical substance, and so-called 'non-lethal' weapons. All 12 crew members were forcibly detained, taken against their will to Israel, then deported, in what legal experts call a clear violation of international humanitarian law and maritime law. THE COMPLAIN NAMES: 1. Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel 2. Israel Katz, Minister of Defense and alleged architect of the operation 3. Vice Admiral David Saar Salama, Commander of the Israeli Navy. 4. Senior Officials of Shayetet 13, Naval commando unit responsible for the assault. 5. Daniel Hagari, Israel Army spokesperson and former Shayetet 13 commander.
ALT "The legal strategy mirrors that used in Spain's 2010 'Mavi Marmara' case, in which the National Court accepted jurisdiction over a similar attack on a Gaza-bound civilian Flotilla. As in that case, the complaint denounces what it describes as a systematic pattern of repression against nonviolent humanitarian missions to Gaza and a deliberate attempt to criminalize international solidarity. Sergio's legal team stated that 'This lawsuit is not only about securing justice for a Spanish citizen who was illegally detained -- it's about defending the right of global civil society to act in solidarity with oppressed peoples. ' The complain requests that international witnesses be summoned, and calls on the court to issue internaitonal arrest warrants for all named individuals, including Netanyahu and senior Israeli military officials. This legal action represents a significant step in holding Israel accountable for attacks on humanitarian missions and reaffirms the commitment of Spanish civ
