Overview

• Organizers reported that nine vessels with roughly 140 people were surrounded overnight by Israeli military ships after crossing the 140‑nautical‑mile line.
• At least two boats were first detained, with later reports indicating additional boardings around 110 to 120 nautical miles from Gaza.
• Israel’s foreign ministry said the vessels and passengers were transferred to an Israeli port and that deportations are expected soon.
• The convoy said it carried more than $110,000 in medicines, respiratory equipment and nutritional supplements intended for Gaza hospitals.
• Activists argue Israel has no jurisdiction in international waters, while Israel describes the action as enforcing a legal naval blockade, continuing a pattern seen with the recent Global Sumud flotilla.