Gaza, Israel and The flotilla
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The boat, named "Mikeno," appeared to have entered the territory around Gaza, as other flotilla vessels were intercepted.
Israeli forces stopped several boats carrying foreign activists and aid bound for Gaza, flotilla organisers said on Thursday, but other vessels continue to sail towards the Palestinian enclave, according to the flotilla's tracking system.
Ships carried only humanitarian aid, with nothing that could be seen as military equipment, flotilla's Türkiye delegation coordinator tells Anadolu - Anadolu Ajansı
It was never about bringing aid to Gaza. It was about the headlines and social media followings”, Israeli Police spokesperson Dean Elsdunne said.
Activists from Global Sumud Flotilla have been on an indefinite hunger strike since being detained by Israeli forces from international waters to Gaza
Israeli naval forces attacked, seized 42 boats sailing to Gaza to challenge Israeli blockade, detained 470 activists on board - Anadolu Ajansı
LBCI correspondent Amal Shehadeh confirmed that the detainees from the Global Sumud Flotilla are being held in Ktzi'ot Prison in the Negev under severe overcrowding, without access to basic necessities.
As reported by Al Arabiya, live video footage showed Israeli forces boarding the last ship on Friday morning. The Polish-flagged vessel, Marinette, reportedly manned by six people, was the final ship of the Global Sumud Flotilla seized by Israel.
As demonstrations spread across major cities, the people of Gaza gathered on the shore in anticipation of the flotilla
Whether the international community listens — and whether Trump’s Gaza plan can survive the moral challenge the flotilla has posed — remains to be seen.