Overview

• The Israeli Foreign Ministry says 13 vessels carrying about 200 people were stopped overnight, with passengers being transferred to an Israeli port for expulsion procedures.
• Flotilla organizers report that roughly 30 boats remain en route and were 44–46 nautical miles from Gaza early Thursday despite what they describe as harassment at sea.
• Among those detained are high-profile participants such as Greta Thunberg, while MEP Rima Hassan reported her vessel’s interception.
• Israel argues its naval blockade is legal and offered to transfer any aid via Ashdod, a position organizers reject as unlawful and dangerous.
• The operation drew immediate fallout, with Colombia ordering Israel’s diplomatic delegation to leave, Turkey condemning the move, and protests breaking out in Rome and Naples.