Articles tagged with "Gaza flotilla"

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People raise V-signs and take photos from a boat decorated with Palestinian flags as another vessel displaying solidarity signs sails past near the port in Marmaris, Turkey, on May 14, 2026. (AFP)

Israel PM confirms Gaza flotilla interception, says 'thwarting malicious scheme'

Israeli forces intercept a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says was an attempt to break the blockade on Gaza.

May 19, 2026

FILE: The Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail from Barcelona towards Gaza, in Barcelona, Spain, on August 31, 2025. Hundreds gather at Moll de la Fusta to bid farewell to the flotilla, with dozens of boats and thousands of supporters wearing kufiyas (Palestin

Activists on Gaza aid flotilla detained by Israel disembark in Crete

Dozens of activists on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, which was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters off Crete, disembarked on Friday in the Greek island, an AFP journalist saw.

May 1, 2026

Over 400 Gaza flotilla activists detained by Israel

Pro-Palestinian activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla were detained by Israel, sparking international condemnation. Nations including Turkey, Spain, and South Africa demanded activist releases, while Israel has defended enforcing its maritime blockade.

October 2, 2025

A screengrab from a livestream shows Israeli navy forces aboard the Gaza-bound vessel Florida, part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which organizers say was intercepted Oct. 2, 2025. (Global Sumud Flotilla via Reuters)

Pakistan 'strongly condemns' Israel for interception of Global Sumud Flotilla

Israeli naval forces intercept the Global Sumud Flotilla about 70 nautical miles off Gaza, boarding Alma, Sirius, and Adara, detaining activists including Greta Thunberg and Pakistani Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan. Twenty-one vessels are confirmed intercepted, 19 assumed, and four still sailing or under legal support.

October 2, 2025

Gaza flotilla says unlit vessels approached its boats, prompting security measures

Vessels later departed and flotilla participants implemented security protocols in anticipation of a possible interception.

October 1, 2025