Overview

• Israeli military sources say naval forces, including Shayetet 13 commandos, are preparing a nighttime operation to seize control of the Global Sumud Flotilla roughly 100–180 nautical miles from Gaza.
• Plans call for transferring participants to a military ship and towing vessels to Ashdod, with officials indicating some boats could be scuttled, and personnel instructed to avoid lethal force.
• The convoy comprises about 45 boats carrying roughly 500 activists, including around 50 Italians, with organizers insisting their navigation is lawful and their mission humanitarian.
• Italy’s frigate Alpino will stop at a designated safety line and accept anyone who wishes to transfer, a stance flotilla leaders denounce as sabotage as they say they intend to continue.
• Israel has published documents alleging Hamas financing and ownership links to flotilla ships, which organizers dispute, while police and medical services ready a 600-officer operation, ambulances, and hospital alerts for processing at Ashdod and possible detention at Ketziot.