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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
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
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, 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 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