Overview

• Organizers and journalists said multiple vessels were encircled and boarded, naming Sirius, Alma and Adara among those intercepted.
• France said the flotilla was being boarded and urged Israeli authorities to ensure participant safety, allow consular access and enable swift returns.
• Israel told the convoy to change course, cited a legal naval blockade in a combat zone and reiterated its offer to process cargo through Ashdod for transfer into Gaza.
• Participants reported intimidation tactics including communications jamming, close maneuvers and at least one water‑cannon incident before the boarding.
• Italy and Spain deployed naval escorts that stopped at the 150‑nautical‑mile limit and urged the flotilla to avoid the exclusion area, as Italy’s Giorgia Meloni called for the mission to halt.