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Flotilla was organised as part of an effort to confront Israeli abuses in Gaza, where Israel has led a genocidal war against Palestinians since October 2023. More than [75,000 Palestinians](/features/2026/2/18/gaza-death-toll-exceeds-75000-as-independent-data-verify-loss) have been killed
intercepted or attacked by Israel in international waters. On April 30, Israel [raided](/news/2026/4/29/israeli-military-speedboats-block-gaza-bound-aid-ship) 22 out of the 58 vessels in the most recent Global Sumud Flotilla campaign in international waters more than 1,000km
flotilla activists who were attempting to break Israel’s siege of Gaza. In the footage, Ben-Gvir is heard taunting activists, who are forced to kneel with their foreheads to the floor and their hands
humanitarian flotilla attempting to bring 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
Israel abducted from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, were deported on Sunday. - The Israeli military said it intercepted a “suspicious aerial target” that was detected in the area where its invading troops are operating
intercepted vessels, jammed communications, including distress channels, and aggressively abducted civilians". "This is piracy. This is the unlawful seizure of human beings on the open sea near Crete, an assertion that Israel can operate with
intercepted in international waters by Israeli forces have returned to the UK after being deported. They were among more than 422 people involved in the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), which aimed to break the maritime
humanitarian flotilla have been presented before an Israeli court days after they were abducted following their detention with 175 other campaigners by Israel in international waters near Greece. Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian
intercepted the flotilla’s vessels in international waters off the coast of Cyprus, illegally abducting 430 participants. Among them, at least 87 have launched a hunger strike in solidarity with the more than
intercepted 22 boats from the same flotilla near Crete. In that incident, about 175 activists on board were detained, all but two of whom were released on the Greek island the next day following widespread
intercepted in international waters last week by Israeli forces aiming to stop the flotilla from delivering aid to the besieged Gaza Strip. The flotilla included people from 40 countries. Organisers of the aid flotilla said
intercepted by Tuesday evening, with one managing to get within 80 nautical miles of the Palestinian territory. They accused Israel of an "illegal, high-seas aggression" and said Israeli commandos had opened fire