Overview

• Organizers said Israeli forces boarded the flagship Alma and detained crew members, with live video feeds cut and Greta Thunberg reported aboard.
• Israel’s Foreign Ministry confirmed contact with the flotilla, ordered a change of course to Ashdod, and reiterated an offer to transfer any aid through secure channels.
• Activists reported close-range intimidation maneuvers by naval vessels overnight, damage to communications, and earlier drone incidents during a Tunisia stopover.
• The convoy includes more than 40 civilian boats carrying about 500 participants from over 40 countries, and organizers said some vessels continued toward Gaza as others were halted roughly 120 km offshore.
• Italy urged the mission to stop and deployed a warship, while Italy and Greece asked Israel to avoid harming activists and proposed delivering the cargo via the Catholic Church.