Overview

• The last vessel, the Marinette, was boarded about 42.5 nautical miles off Gaza at 10:29 a.m. local time, completing the interception of roughly 40–45 boats.
• Detained participants were taken to the port of Ashdod for processing, with Israel saying expulsions to Europe will proceed; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the navy’s operation.
• Organizers and Amnesty International say the seizures occurred in international waters and were unlawful, while Israel argues it enforced a maritime blockade for security.
• International fallout intensified as Turkey condemned the action, Colombia announced the expulsion of Israel’s diplomatic delegation, and large protests erupted across Europe and in Mexico, where clashes left dozens injured.
• Israeli officials alleged Hamas links to the flotilla’s financing, claims the organizers rejected as propaganda, while lawyers for about 35 French nationals announced complaints for arbitrary detention and pressed for consular access.