Overview

• The convoy carried roughly 150 volunteers from about 30 countries, with organizers reporting medical supplies and ventilators valued at about $110,000.
• The Foreign Ministry said all passengers are safe and in good health and will be deported after the vessels were redirected to an Israeli port.
• Organizers say the boarding occurred about 220 kilometers off Gaza in international waters and describe the action as illegal, alleging signal jamming and forced boarding of multiple boats.
• Turkey condemned the seizure as piracy, while lawyers for 27 French nationals called the detentions arbitrary and demanded immediate release.
• The operation follows last week’s larger interdictions that saw more than 400 activists detained and mostly expelled, with returning participants alleging mistreatment that Israel denies.