Overview

• About 40 to 46 vessels in the Global Sumud Flotilla continue in international waters and are expected to reach the risk zone by Wednesday.
• Italy’s frigate Alpino will issue a final alert between 100 and 120 nautical miles from Gaza and then stop following, with its mission limited to search-and-rescue and medical support.
• Israel says it will prevent any breach of its naval blockade, and President Isaac Herzog has stated forces are instructed to avoid lethal force.
• Activists have declined proposals to offload aid in Cyprus under Church mediation, while some participants, including Italian MPs, say they will stop at the first Israeli order and accept arrest.
• Defense Minister Guido Crosetto warns of very high and unmanageable risks given drone activity and the large number of boats, and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani says arrested Italians will receive consular assistance.