Overview

• Israel’s Foreign Ministry said several boats were stopped and passengers are being taken to the Israeli port of Ashdod, adding that Greta Thunberg and others are safe.
• Organizers reported boardings in international waters roughly 70–120 nautical miles from Gaza, with live feeds and communications cut and earlier accounts of dangerous naval maneuvers and drone harassment.
• The convoy comprises about 45–50 civilian vessels carrying roughly 500 participants, including public figures and parliamentarians, and some boats were reported still proceeding toward Gaza.
• Organizers said at least 178 people had been detained, with Brazilians among those held; Brazil’s foreign ministry expressed concern and is seeking consular access.
• Italy, Spain, Greece and Turkey deployed assets that stayed outside Israel’s declared exclusion zone, European governments urged restraint, Turkey condemned the operation, Colombia expelled Israel’s delegation, and organizers insist the mission is peaceful and the interceptions unlawful.