US condemns ‘counterproductive’ Gaza aid flotilla seized by Israel

US condemns ‘counterproductive’ Gaza aid flotilla seized by Israel The US has strongly condemned the “Gaza flotilla” of ships carrying humanitarian aid to the occupied enclave, calling it a “stunt” after activists were captured by Israeli forces in international waters. “The United States condemns the flotilla, a pro-Hamas initiative that constitutes an unfounded and counterproductive attempt to undermine President Trump's peace plan” for the Gaza Strip, State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said in a statement on Thursday. Pigott added that US-allied countries should take “decisive action” against the group to block them from sailing ships from their territories.