Overview

• Organizers say more than 40 civilian vessels are closing on Gaza with the stated aim of opening a maritime humanitarian corridor.
• Participants report a nighttime approach by a submarine and a warship, drone overflights and disrupted communications on October 1.
• Israel has notified that it will board the convoy if it continues, with Israeli channels warning of possible casualties and ships sunk.
• Spain announced its assisting ship will stay outside the exclusion zone, Italian vessels have turned back, and crews say they cannot raise the Spanish ship by radio.
• Flotilla members plan to continue toward Gaza even if individual boats are intercepted, though they say they would stop if there are sinkings or loss of life.