Security forces prevented Knesset Member Talab El-Sana (United Arab List – Ta'al) from entering the Ashdod Port, claiming the area was declared a closed military zone.
El-Sana said in response, 'I planned to evaluate and examine the scope of the tragedy up close. Unfortunately, they are preventing me from doing my job as a member of Knesset, in order to cover up their crimes." (Sharon Roffe-Ofir)













