Overview

• Israeli naval forces boarded multiple Global Sumud vessels roughly 70–75 nautical miles from Gaza after ordering them to change course, with officials confirming several boats were stopped and escorted to port.
• Organizers reported boardings in international waters, communications jamming and lost livestreams, naming ships including Alma, Sirius and Adara, and said additional vessels were targeted during the operation.
• The convoy comprised about 40–50 civilian boats and roughly 500 participants, including Greta Thunberg, Mandla Mandela, Susan Sarandon and several lawmakers, carrying symbolic humanitarian supplies.
• Italy’s foreign minister said the boats would be towed to Ashdod and the activists deported in the coming days, as Italy and Spain ended naval escorts at stated exclusion limits and urged the flotilla to turn back.
• The legality of intercepting the flotilla remains contested under international law, while reactions included protests in European cities and sharp condemnations from Turkey, with Italian unions calling new strike actions.