2024年11月4日，亲巴勒斯坦活动人士袭击了停靠在伊斯坦布尔海达尔帕沙港的货船MV Kathrin，要求土耳其解决允许与以色列进行贸易的漏洞。

隶属于安纳托利亚青年协会的抗议者声称，该船正在向以色列走私军用级爆炸物。

这些活动人士登上了MV Kathrin号，在那里他们拍下了自己挥舞巴勒斯坦旗帜，高呼反以色列口号的画面。

此前，该港口发生了一个多月的抗议活动，他们批评土耳其在从事有利于以色列利益的贸易的同时阻止前往加沙的援助船只的行为。

有人声称，尽管土耳其在2024年5月暂停了与以色列的贸易，但开往巴勒斯坦港口的货物却被转移到以色列。

活动人士称，土耳其企业通过希腊和其他国家的中间商运送货物，以此规避禁令。

上周，安纳托利亚青年协会（Anatolian Youth Association）报告称，另一艘土耳其货船“Medkon Isik”正在装载运往以色列的物资。

土耳其警方迅速赶到***者聚集的现场，敦促他们离开船只。那些拒绝离开的人被逮捕，有报道称，约有16人被拘留并出庭。

自7月离开越南以来，MV Kathrin一直备受争议，被指控携带爆炸物。由于对其货物的担忧，该船被拒绝进入非洲和东欧的几个港口。

人权组织怀疑，爆炸物可能仍在船上，或者可能已在欧洲卸载，该船在有争议的条件下停靠。

尽管埃及当局否认与以色列有任何联系，称这艘船当时在一个军事设施为埃及军方卸货，但“凯瑟琳”号在提供了预定目的地的文件后，获准驶往土耳其。

该船的德国代表上周表示，该船从未计划驶向以色列。

尽管活动人士承认，他们不清楚任何爆炸物将如何到达以色列，但他们成功地说服葡萄牙在该船到达德国之前取消了该船的登记。

德国官员随后拒绝干涉，称船上的材料不是德国原产的，因此不需要出口许可证。

MV Kathrin仍然停泊在伊斯坦布尔，在加沙冲突期间土耳其与以色列的贸易关系日益紧张之际，该船不断受到批评。

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英文原文

The pro-Palestinian activists stormed the cargo ship MV Kathrin while it was docked at Istanbul’s Haydarpaşa port on November 4, 2024, demanding Turkey address loopholes allowing trade with Israel.



The protestors, affiliated with the Anatolian Youth Association, claimed that the ship was smuggling military-grade explosives bound for Israel.



The activists climbed aboard the MV Kathrin, where they filmed themselves waving Palestinian flags and chanting anti-Israel slogans.



This comes after over a month of protests at the port, where they have criticized Turkey’s actions in blocking aid vessels bound for Gaza while engaging in trade that benefits Israeli interests.



There have been claims that shipments bound for Palestinian Ports are being diverted to Israel, even though Turkey suspended trade with Israel in May 2024.



Activists allege that Turkish businesses are circumventing the ban by sending goods through middlemen in Greece and other countries.



Last week, the Anatolian Youth Association reported that another Turkish-owned cargo vessel, Medkon Isik, was loading supplies bound for Israel.



The Turkish police rushed to the scene where the protestors were gathered and urged them to leave the ship. Those who resisted leaving were arrested, with reports claiming that around 16 people were detained and appeared in court.



The MV Kathrin has been involved in controversy since it departed from Vietnam in July, with allegations that it carries explosives. Due to concerns about its cargo, the ship was denied entry into several ports in Africa and Eastern Europe.



Human rights organizations suspect that the explosives may still be onboard or may have been offloaded in Europe, where the ship stopped under controversial conditions.



While the Egyptian authorities have denied any connection with Israel, saying that the ship was at a military facility to unload cargo for the Egyptian military, the MV Kathrin was allowed to leave for Turkey after providing documentation of its intended destination.



The German representatives of the ship said last week that it was never scheduled to sail to Israel.



Although activists admitted they were unclear about how any explosives would reach Israel, they were successful in convincing Portugal to cancel the ship’s registry before it was moved to Germany.



German officials then declined to interfere, saying that the materials onboard were not of German origin and thus did not require an export license.

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