US EditionIsrael Seizes New Gaza-Bound Flotilla in International Waters, Plans Rapid Deportations
- Israeli forces intercepted a flotilla of nine vessels organized by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition on October 8, 2025, with the intent to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.
- The Israeli Foreign Ministry stated that the boats carried no aid and accused participants of seeking confrontation.
- Approximately 150 passengers were detained, including medical personnel and journalists, and are expected to be deported immediately after being transferred to Israeli police custody.
- The operation was carried out by Shayetet 13, the elite Israeli naval commando unit, which boarded the vessels using naval ships and helicopters.
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Israeli forces intercept more Gaza-bound aid ships
More aid ships that are part of an organization called the Freedom Flotilla Coalition were intercepted on Wednesday by Israeli forces as it was roughly 120 nautical miles from Gaza, according to the organizers. This comes after Israel detained dozens of activists on the Global Sumud Flotilla last week, including Greta Thunberg.
Returning to France after being imprisoned for five days in an Israeli prison, with the Secretary General of the Union CGT 31 Cédric Caubère and a Toulouse doctor Khaled Benboutrif, the MP LFI for the...
The nine boats of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition were intercepted by the Israeli Navy on Wednesday morning. This is a different flotilla than the one belonging to the…
Vessels were docked this Wednesday morning, carrying humanitarian aid, among other things.
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