ISRAELI NAVY INTERCEPTS GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA VESSELS HEADING TO GAZA

Thu 30 April 2026:

The Israeli navy began intercepting vessels from the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters late Wednesday as they headed toward Gaza to break a blockade on the enclave.

Activists aboard the flotilla said warships and frigates were approaching the vessels while communications were being jammed.

They also said that drones were flying over the flotilla as it continued sailing across the Mediterranean toward Gaza.

In a post on social media, the aid flotilla said: “The flotilla is under attack: Bianca ship (Italy) is being approached, and most boats are experiencing jamming.”

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Israeli Army Radio said naval forces had started taking control of flotilla vessels bound for Gaza far from Israel’s coast.

It added that Israeli forces had so far seized seven of the 58 vessels in the Global Sumud Flotilla that were near the Greek island of Crete.

Israeli army sources also told the public broadcaster KAN that the military had begun taking control of the flotilla.

According to the broadcaster, this marks the farthest operation carried out so far by the Israeli navy against flotillas attempting to break the blockade on Gaza.

It said Israel decided this time to stop the flotilla hundreds of kilometers from its coast near Crete.

The flotilla, carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza, aims to break Israel’s blockade and open a humanitarian corridor by sea.

The move came hours after Hebrew media reported that Israel was preparing to intercept the flotilla, which includes around 100 boats in total carrying nearly 1,000 activists from several countries.

Israel has imposed a blockade on the Gaza Strip since 2007, leaving about 1.5 million Palestinians out of roughly 2.4 million homeless after their homes were destroyed during the war.

-Source: AA

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