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Gaza aid flotilla says Israeli forces intercepted 41 vessels, 10 still sailing

May 19, 2026 admin

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The organisers of an aid flotilla bound for Gaza said on ‌Tuesday (May 19, 2026) that Israeli forces had intercepted 41 of their boats ⁠in the eastern Mediterranean, with 10 vessels still sailing toward the ‌enclave. The closest vessel to Gaza, Sirius, was 145 ‌nautical miles…

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Israeli troops intercept vessels from a flotilla trying to breach the blockade of Gaza

May 18, 2026 admin

The Israeli military intercepted on Monday (May 18, 2026) boats off the coast of Cyprus, part of the latest wave of flotilla activists attempting to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza. More than 50 vessels departed from the port in Marmaris, Turkiye, last week in what the organisers of the Global Sumud Flotilla described as…

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Gaza-bound flotilla says Israeli forces intercept fleet near Cyprus

May 18, 2026 admin

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators take part in a protest against Israel’s interception of aid ships bound for Gaza in international waters, outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, April 30, 2026. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli forces were intercepting a Gaza-bound aid flotilla on Monday (May 18, 2026) after it set sail from Türkiye last week,…

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‘We were treated like animals’, deported Gaza flotilla activists say

October 5, 2025 admin

International activists who arrived in Istanbul after being deported from Israel following the military’s interception of their Gaza-bound flotilla said on Saturday (October 5, 2025) they had been subjected to violence and “treated like animals”. The Global Sumud Flotilla set sail last month seeking to ferry aid to war-battered Gaza but Israel blocked the boats,…

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Activists aboard Gaza-bound aid flotilla say the Israeli navy has begun intercepting their vessels

October 1, 2025 admin

A screengrab from a video shows a multi-view screen with live-feed from Global Sumud Flotilla boats sailing to Gaza, mid-sea, on October 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters. Activists aboard Gaza-bound aid flotilla say the Israeli navy has begun intercepting their vessels. Naval ships had approached the flotilla and ordered them to turn off their…

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