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View all search resultsGaza-bound flotilla says Israeli forces intercepting fleet
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Boats taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which aims to reach Gaza and break Israel’s naval blockade, set sail from a port in the southern Turkish resort of Marmaris, Turkey, May 14, 2026.
(Reuters/Dilara Senkaya)
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sraeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla on Monday after it sailed from Turkey last week, the latest attempt to breach Israel's blockade of the Palestinian territory.
The Global Sumud Flotilla is one of several efforts since the start of the Gaza war to deliver aid by sea, with the last convoy intercepted by Israeli forces only last month.
"Global Sumud Flotilla is under attack!" the latest group wrote on X, saying four Israeli warships had approached their vessels.
"Military vessels are currently intercepting our fleet and IOF [Israeli Occupation Forces] are currently boarding the first of our boats in broad daylight," it added.
A website tracking the flotilla's location showed several vessels being intercepted west of Cyprus.
"We demand safe passage for our legal, nonviolent humanitarian mission. Governments must act now to stop these illegal acts or piracy meant to maintain Israel's genocidal siege on Gaza," they said, as quoted by AFP.
"Normalization of the occupation's violence is a threat to us all."
