Yolanda Nel
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first heard Apr 2026
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This is a departure from past protocol where the Israeli Navy intercepted these boats in this flotilla bound for Gaza, deep in international waters, far from the Gaza coast, about 600 nautical miles away or 1,000 kilometers, actually close to the Greek island of Crete.
The Israeli foreign ministry is saying on X that 175 activists from more than 20 boats are now dead.
making their way peacefully to Israel.
It's not clear what happens to the other vessels because we understand there are 58 vessels in this flotilla.
They set sail, some of them from Spain two weeks ago, others joined from France and also from Italy.
And there are activists on board with all different nationalities.
The global Samud flotilla is calling this an act of piracy by Israel.
It says it jammed communications, abducted civilians and set a lawless precedent in international waters.
The Israeli military has been saying that it enforces the naval blockade of Gaza and insists that that is legal.
The Israeli foreign ministry is the one that is really commenting here, though, and is accusing the activists who are on this flotilla of being illegal.
in hands with Hamas and with the aim, they say, of sabotaging President Trump's peace plan and divert attention from Hamas's refusal to disarm in Gaza.
They're insisting that Gaza has been flooded with aid since the ceasefire came into force last October.
That is a description that humanitarian organisations would take issue with.
No.
So actually, the Global Smooth flotilla itself had a flotilla of boats back in October that were setting sail for Gaza, trying to break the blockade.
And that was at a time before the ceasefire came into force, a time of very high tension.
That got a lot of media focus.
At that point, the Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was on board.
This time,
There has been sort of less focus on this flotilla, but it is an extremely large one.
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