Overview

• The Handala carried critical supplies—baby formula, diapers, medicine and food—for Gaza’s 2 million residents facing starvation under the naval blockade.
• Israeli commandos boarded the UK-flagged vessel approximately 100 kilometers off Gaza’s coast and took 20 unarmed civilians captive.
• Detained individuals included activists, European lawmakers and journalists such as Christian Smalls, Emma Fourreau and Jacob Berger.
• The raid was livestreamed by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, showing passengers with raised hands as troops mounted the deck.
• Palestinian health authorities report over 125 malnutrition deaths, including more than 80 children, as Gaza endures the ongoing blockade.