Overview

• Israel’s navy intercepted all Global Sumud vessels in the Mediterranean, with organizers saying the boarding occurred in international waters and hundreds taken into custody.
• Fifteen Brazilians, including federal deputy Luizianne Lins, are detained at Ketziot after transfer from Ashdod, and embassy staff who visited report acceptable health conditions.
• Israel has started deportation procedures and is offering a form to expedite removal; Brazilian diplomatic sources say five detainees signaled they would sign while others may face local judicial processes.
• Activists say they lacked food and water in the initial hours of detention and report that some began a hunger strike to protest conditions and express solidarity with civilians in Gaza.
• Brazil formally condemned the operation as illegal, cited UNCLOS and consular rights, and advanced a statement in the UN Human Rights Council urging unfettered humanitarian access to Gaza.