Overview

• The Israeli foreign ministry and the Global Sumud coalition confirmed Wednesday’s boarding of the Gaza Sunbirds, Alaa Al‑Najjar and Anas Al‑Sharif roughly 220 kilometers off Gaza, with passengers transferred to an Israeli port.
• Organizers said the seized boats carried about $110,000 in medicines, respiratory equipment and nutritional products intended for Gaza hospitals.
• Israel described the operation as blocking a bid to enter a combat zone and said passengers would be expelled quickly.
• Israeli police reported more than 470 arrests across the flotilla operations, while the foreign ministry previously said only around two tonnes of aid were found spread across 42 vessels in earlier seizures.
• Waves of Freedom Suisse alleged sleep deprivation, denial of water, food and medical care, beatings and prolonged handcuffing, and lawyers for 27 French nationals demanded immediate release and consular protection.