Event Overview
Israel seizes Global Sumud Flotilla boats 1,000km away from Gaza
Israeli forces intercepted Global Sumud Flotilla boats sailing toward Gaza, with reports placing the action hundreds to about a thousand kilometers from Gaza. BBC and NPR describe detentions or detentions of activists; BBC states at least 175 activists from more than 20 boats were detained near Crete, while NPR notes more than 70 boats and 1,000 people participated overall and that Israel took about 175 activists to Israel. Al Jazeera reports roughly a dozen Gaza-bound boats intercepted. Discrepancies exist on the exact number of boats intercepted and the total detainees, with attribution to BBC and NPR for the larger totals and Al Jazeera citing around a dozen vessels.
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Israel seizes Global Sumud Flotilla boats 1,000km away from Gaza
Israeli forces have intercepted around a dozen Gaza-bound aid boats from the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Activists say Israel has intercepted their Gaza aid flotilla near Crete
Boats carrying activists and humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza reposition in the port during a symbolic send-off as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, April 12, 2026. Joan Mateu Parra/AP hide caption ATHENS, Greece — Activists sailing on dozens of boats attempting to break Israel's.
Israel intercepts Gaza flotilla near Crete and detains 175 activists
Pro-Palestinian activists say at least 22 boats from a flotilla carrying aid for Gaza have been intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters near the Greek island of Crete. The organisers of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) denounced it as "piracy". They said those on board the vessels had been seized.