Venezuela’s chancellor, Yván Gil, issued an official statement on October 1, 2025, in which the attack perpetrated by Israeli forces against the Freedom flotilla.
The Venezuelan government described the fact as a “cowardly act of piracy” and reaffirmed its solidarity with the Palestinian people.
The complaint adds to international voices that demand respect for humanitarian law and free navigation in international waters.
Next, the full text:
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela denounces and condemns in the most energetic terms the cowardly act of piracy executed by the Israeli Occupation Forces against the Freedom Flotilla, this October 1, 2025.
This military approach in international waters exposes, once again, the criminal nature of the Zionist regime, which attacks a civil and peaceful mission whose sole purpose was to carry 5,500 tons of humanitarian aid to a Palestinian people subject to hunger and extermination.
The blockade of humanitarian aid is a deliberate war tool, the continuation of genocide by other media, seeking to annihilate the population to complement its indiscriminate bombings.
It is miserable and grotesque that those who perpetrate televised ethnic cleaning dare to qualify as “threat to security” to ships loaded with food and hope.
The only true threat to world peace is Zionism, a colonialist and apartheid ideology that systematically violates international law and human decency.
Our unwavering solidarity is with the heroic Palestinian people and with the brave men and women who, risking their own security, keep alive the flame of humanity against Nazi-fascist darkness.
Caracas, October 1, 2025.
International context and diplomatic reaction
The Fleeta de la Libertad is a civil initiative that seeks to break the imposed blockade on Gaza by sending humanitarian aid by sea. The attack denounced by Venezuela adds to a series of incidents that have generated concern in multilateral organizations and human rights defenders.
The position of the Venezuelan government reinforces its historic alignment with the Palestinian cause and its constant criticism of Israel’s military actions in the region. The call to the international community seeks to activate diplomatic mechanisms that guarantee the protection of civilians and activists in conflict areas.
The condemnation of the attack on the Fleeta de la Libertad is inscribed in a narrative of resistance and solidarity that the country has sustained in multilateral forums and official communications.
