EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The president of Mexico is calling on Israel to release six Mexican citizens detained while trying to deliver aid to Palestinians in Gaza.

The three men and three women were part of the Global Sumud Flotilla that tried to break through an Israeli naval blockade of Gaza. Israel intercepted several vessels about 70 miles off the coast of Gaza, CNN reported.

Among the unknown number of detainees were Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and the following Mexican citizens: Sol Gonzalez Eguia, Arlene Gabriela Medrano, Carlos Perez Osorio, Diego Vasquez Galindo, Ernesto Ledezma Arronte and Laura Alejandra Diaz Gaytan.

“We decry this situation. Humanitarian aid must reach Gaza, and our Mexican brothers have to be repatriated immediately – they did not commit

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