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Israel intercepts humanitarian flotilla headed to Gaza, with forces boarding some boats
At least 20 Israeli military vessels have boarded a pro-Palestinian flotilla roughly 75 miles off the coast of Gaza, as it attempted to breach the maritime blockade and bring humanitarian aid.

The Global Sumud Flotilla, consisting of more than 40 civilian boats carrying about 500 parliamentarians, lawyers and activists including the Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and the actor Susan Sarandon, was heading towards Gaza bringing humanitarian aid despite repeated warnings from Israel to turn back.

“You are approaching a blockaded zone,” an Israeli Navy official announced to the flotilla. “If you wish to deliver aid to Gaza, you may do so through the established channels,” instructing the boats to change course.

The vessels were sailing in international waters north of Egypt on Wednesday afternoon and entered what has been described as a “danger zone” or “high risk zone”. While still in international waters, it is an area where the Israeli navy has stopped other boats attempting to break its blockade in the past.

About 7.25 pm, roughly 20 Israeli naval ships approached the flotilla and ordered the boats to turn off their engines, activists said on social media. Live footage from the flotilla showed passengers seated in a semi-circle, wearing lifejackets as they awaited interception. A number of camera live-feeds have gone offline.

Several of the activists onboard the boats released pre-recorded videos on their social media accounts, telling viewers that if they were watching the videos, it meant they had been captured by Israeli forces.

The interceptions were confirmed by the Israeli foreign ministry, which said: ‘‘The Israeli navy has reached out to the Gaza aid flotilla and asked them to change course toward Israeli port of Ashdod where aid can be unloaded and transferred to Gaza Strip.”

A journalist and activist on one of the flotilla’s boats, Greg J Stoker, said in a video posted to X that a number of other flotilla vessels were targeted with water cannons deployed by Israeli government forces.

In the video, Stoker says that there seems to be one ship going back and forth, between the flotilla boats and the port, that may be transferring those detained by the Israeli government.

Greta Thunberg arrested by Israeli forces
Greta Thunberg, who was on the Alma in the flotilla, was arrested and taken into custody at the port of Ashdod.

Israeli military have now taken control of six vessels: Sirus, Alma, Spectra, Hoga, Adara, and Deir Yassin.

In a post on X, the Israeli foreign ministry posted a video of Thunberg’s arrest.

unclejb2:
Go through the right channels that area is a war zone

SeverusSnape:
All these hamas supporters sef...

HelloWorld80011:
Let's look at it from an open mind perspective.
Those people are not using their personal funds to ferry those aids over there. So who are the donors funding the aid?

Obviously, Hamas and it's sympathisers.

I am not in support of IDF or Hamas since they both are soldiers with weapons. It's just the western media that try to label some terrorist and the other a soldier. It's a lie

May the best man win.

MaiDeribe:
Netenyahu should be arrested, the world has to abide by the international criminal court ICC.

MaiDeribe:
Netenyahu should be arrested, the world has to abide by the international criminal court ICC.

malali:
International law must remain the compass. The directives of the ICC (International Criminal Court) and the United Nations are binding frameworks, not optional suggestions.

To describe the situation merely as a ‘war zone’ is reductive. What we are witnessing is an unfolding genocide, overseen by an individual, Netanyahu, who stands accused on the world stage as a perpetrator of international crimes.

Under such conditions, the people of the region, and the broader international community, reserve the moral and legal right to challenge an illegal blockade and to render humanitarian aid directly to the Palestinian population.

Greenback:
Go and try this with Russia nahhh...
Evil will always gather against God's chosen (nor be today) but Almighty God will always stand for and destroy the enemies of His Chosen

MaiDeribe:
Netenyahu should be arrested, the world has to abide by the international criminal court ICC.

PenpalOso:
You switch moniker but forget to switch fonts. Ehn, hamas sympathizer?