Overview

• Israeli forces intercepted more than 40 Global Sumud vessels in international waters and detained hundreds of activists, with the final boat stopped on Friday.
• Brazil’s Foreign Ministry says 15 nationals were detained, with 11–12 confirmed in Israeli custody, including federal lawmaker Luizianne Lins.
• Two Brazilians remain unaccounted for or incommunicado — João Aguiar from the Mikeno and Miguel de Castro from the Catalina — after communications and cameras were disabled.
• Israel says detainees are safe and will be deported to Europe, and Brazilian consular visits are set to begin on Friday following the holiday.
• Protests spread across European cities and in Brasília, while lawyers report preliminary deportation hearings as Brazil cites UNCLOS and the Vienna Convention in its objections.