Video from the Global Sumud Flotilla ship Batolo indicates an apparent interception at sea, with a voice heard saying: “This is the Israeli navy.” Moments later, a warning follows: “We are about to board the ship.” “To the front of the boat, or we will use force.”

🚨 Israel’s navy has begun moving to intercept Gaza-bound “Global Sumud Flotilla” vessels in the Mediterranean, according to Israel’s right-wing Channel 14. The network and news outlet is widely described as aligned with Netanyahu and the Israeli right. The flotilla’s tracker shows 58 boats sailing from southern Europe toward Gaza.

The flotilla vessels are currently very far from Palestinian waters, off the coast of Greece:

Israel’s Army Radio, citing Israeli source: “We have begun taking over the Gaza aid ships - far from Israel's shores”

Recording from the Open Arms ship, shared with Drop Site contributor Noa Avishag Schnall, shows Israeli military contacting the vessel:

🚢 BREAKING: The Global Sumud flotilla says some of its vessels were approached by military speedboats identifying as Israeli, with lasers and semi-automatic weapons aimed at passengers. Organizers said those onboard were ordered to the front and onto their hands and knees. Communications were jammed and an SOS was issued, according to the group.

GSF statement says Israeli naval forces surrounded the civilian aid flotilla in international waters near a Greek search-and-rescue zone, issuing threats and causing loss of contact with 11 vessels. Israeli media reportedly say 7 boats have been intercepted.

⭕️ Israeli Navy Threatens Global Sumud Flotilla at Gunpoint in International Waters Near Crete, Flotilla Says The Global Sumud Flotilla has issued an urgent statement stating that the Israeli Navy has intercepted its vessels in international waters near Crete, threatening participants at gunpoint and demanding they surrender their ships, in what the flotilla describes as “piracy” under international maritime law. The flotilla carries civilians from 55 countries and humanitarian aid bound for Gaza. It says the intercept occurred hundreds of miles outside Israeli territorial waters. The statement calls on allied governments to issue immediate diplomatic protection for their nationals aboard and to formally condemn Israel’s actions. Drop Site News contributor Noa Avishag Schnall is among the participants aboard the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, which is sailing at the same time as the Global Sumud Flotilla, though is currently docked in Siracusa, Sicily.

The Israeli Navy forcibly boarding civilian ships hundreds of miles from Israel's territorial waters is piracy.

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