Overview

• About 42 vessels remain in international waters and are three to four days from Gaza, according to organizers.
• Defence Minister Guido Crosetto cautioned that any attempt to force the naval blockade entails very high and unmanageable dangers for civilian boats.
• Israel says it will stop any breach of the blockade and has instructed forces to avoid lethal force, while its Foreign Ministry labels the mission a provocation after offload offers were refused.
• Italian officials and church interlocutors are urging a plan to transfer cargo in Cyprus for delivery via Ashdod, a proposal the flotilla has rejected as it insists on lawful navigation.
• The convoy reports drone surveillance and is being shadowed at distance by an Italian Navy frigate, and some aboard are weighing a diversion toward Egypt and a Rafah handover according to local reports.