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Israel intercepts Gaza flotilla near Crete and detains 175 activists Pro-Palestinian activists say at least
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 international condemnation. Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek
detained the crews of at least 22 boats near the Greek island of Crete from a flotilla that is attempting to break Israel’s maritime blockade of the Gaza Strip to deliver humanitarian
detaining the crews while the flotilla was sailing near the southern Greek island of Crete. [](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/21/nx-s1-5794325/how-gaza-feels-after-six-months-of-ceasefire) ### [State of the World from NPR](https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510366/state-of-the-world)
175 other campaigners by Israel in international waters near Greece. Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian Thiago Avila have been on a hunger strike during their detention although they have continued to drink water
activists taking part in the flotilla, including a Paris city councillor, according to the flotilla’s organisers. Israel’s Foreign Ministry had earlier put the number of those detained at 175. Here’s how world
175 activists – two of whom were taken to Israel for questioning. Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish national, and Thiago Ávila, from [Brazil](https://www.theguardian.com/world/brazil), appeared in court in Ashkelon on Sunday. “The state asked