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Mexico Pledges Consular Support for Nationals on Gaza-Bound Flotilla

Protesters seek firmer guarantees than routine consular monitoring.

Overview

  • SRE said it will provide consular protection and accompaniment to six Mexicans traveling with the Flotilla Global Sumud toward Gaza.
  • The Foreign Ministry reported that the Mexican Consulate in Barcelona is in permanent contact with the crew members and that regional embassies have been alerted.
  • At a Foreign Ministry book fair event in Mexico City, two demonstrators demanded stronger federal action for what they described as seven Mexican participants.
  • The flotilla’s stated goal is to open a humanitarian sea corridor to deliver food and medicines to Gaza.
  • A Mexican crew member told Publimetro that participants fear Israeli detention and are urging direct diplomatic backing while their vessel sails near Tunisian waters.