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interception of an aid flotilla bound for Gaza. Italian news agency ANSA reported on Monday
interception More than 160 activists on board aid ships forming a flotilla bound for Gaza have been taken to the Greek island of Crete after Israeli forces seized their vessels in international waters near Greece
news agency, there were confrontations in al-Mughayyir after Israeli troops fired toxic gas canisters. - **Gaza-bound aid ships seized**: Organisers of the Global Sumud Flotilla say Israeli forces continued to intercept
flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza](/news/2026/5/21/outrage-over-israels-ben-gvir-flotilla-abuse-video-what-we-know) have returned home, and organisers allege abuse, sexual assaults and beatings that put some detainees in hospital. One activist reached Melbourne on Sunday evening while others arrived
interception of a previous Gaza-bound aid flotilla in October, [some activists](/news/2025/6/12/explainer-how-is-israel-treating-the-eight-flotilla-activists) who were detained alleged that Israeli authorities subjected them to physical and mental abuse, including beatings, forced kneeling, blindfolding and sleep deprivation
Flotilla, which [included six Australians](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/02/gaza-flotilla-australian-activists-released-crete-allege-mistreatment-by-israel-ntwnfb), and was intercepted by Israeli defence forces while attempting to deliver aid to Gaza. And Japanese prime minister **Sanae Takaichi** is expected to arrive in Australia tonight
aid” had been found on their boats, a claim disputed by the flotilla. The detained Australians are academics, doctors, students, activists and film-makers who have urged the federal government to protect them. They include
intercepted](/news/2026/4/29/israeli-military-speedboats-block-gaza-bound-aid-ship) 22 out of the 58 aid ships travelling through international waters and bound for the besieged Gaza Strip. The ships make up part of a second Global Sumud Flotilla to try in recent
Gaza-bound aid flotilla were taken to Israel** [after their vessels were intercepted in international waters near Cyprus.](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/19/government-urgently-seeking-status-of-11-australian-gaza-flotilla-activists-detained-by-israel-ntwnfb) Sailing from Turkey last week, the Global Sumud Flotilla is the latest
Gaza, you may do so through established and recognised channels. Please change course and return to the port of origin. If you are carrying humanitarian aid, you are invited to proceed to the port
aid to Gaza. Appearing at Senate estimates, Wong said the treatment of the Australian women was “unacceptable”, and the [allegations they had subsequently made](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/25/stripped-naked-and-beaten-australian-flotilla-activists-arrive-home-after-alleged-torture-in-israeli-detention-ntwnfb) were “distressing”. “My principled position is to always
aid and volunteers to the Gaza Strip, which remains under naval blockade by Israel. Among those onboard the ships were [14 Australian citizens](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/04/gaza-flotilla-global-sumud-activists-return-war-ntwnfb). On Thursday afternoon, Alexa Stewart, a spokesperson
aid flotilla to [Gaza](https://www.theguardian.com/world/gaza) returned home on Monday, where they were met with hundreds of supporters after landing at Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane airports. The activists, who were detained in Israel after
aid flotilla. The foreign ministers of Turkiye, Spain, Jordan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Indonesia, Colombia, Libya, and the Maldives released a joint statement, describing Israeli forces’ actions as “blatant violations of international law and international humanitarian
intercepted vessels](/news/2026/4/29/israeli-military-speedboats-block-gaza-bound-aid-ship) from the Global Sumud Flotilla, a 58-ship convoy of international activists attempting to breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza. The navy detained about 175 activists from more than 20 boats
aid supplies to the Gaza Strip. The allegations of abuse will add to pressure on Israeli authorities to explain the treatment of the detainees after a video was released by Israel’s far-right National
aid flotilla](/news/2026/5/21/israel-begins-deporting-gaza-aid-flotilla-activists-amid-global-outcry) bound for Gaza. But in a [news release](https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/readouts/2026/05/25/prime-minister-carney-speaks-president-israel-isaac-herzog) on Monday, he declined to announce any new forms of pressure on Israel’s government. The statement contained a read
News Agency. ## War diplomacy - Pakistan’s military chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, said Islamabad will continue its mediation efforts between the US and Iran. “We will do all our efforts to succeed in the mediation