US EditionCPJ calls on Israel to release journalists detained on the Global Sumud Flotilla - Committee to Protect Journalists
At least 32 journalists were detained after Israeli naval forces intercepted the largest maritime aid convoy attempting to break the Gaza blockade, organizers said.
- On October 1 and 2, the Committee to Protect Journalists demanded Israeli authorities immediately release the humanitarian crew of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which included at least 32 journalists.
- On August 31, the Global Sumud Flotilla set sail from Spain with around 50 vessels carrying 500 to 700 activists from more than 40 countries to deliver aid and break Israel's naval blockade.
- On Wednesday night, Israeli naval forces intercepted 44 ships and detained 223 activists, while Israeli police processed 470 activists at Ashdod port; journalists Yassine Al Gaidi, Hayat Al Yamani, Lotfi Hajji, and Anis Al Abbassi were aboard.
- Families of detained activists demanded immediate release and urged the UK Government to intervene, with Jim Hickey's family saying `Jim had been in contact up until the boat he was travelling in was intercepted in the early hours of Thursday morning`.
- Organizers have rejected accusations while the Israeli Foreign Ministry said all but one vessel were on their way to Israel and detained activists would be deported.
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reported this Friday that at least 20 journalists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla have been "illegally" arrested between 1 and 2 October by the Israeli authorities and demanded "immediate release" of the informants. According to Oenegé's data, these are international journalists covering the convoy of 42 vessels that were to provide humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
CPJ calls on Israel to release journalists detained on the Global Sumud Flotilla - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, October 2, 2025 – The Committee to Protect Journalists demands Israeli authorities immediately and unconditionally release the humanitarian crew of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, which includes at least 32 journalists, after the vessels were seized on October 1 and 2. “Detaining members of the press while reporting on a humanitarian mission is a clear violation of international maritime law and a dangerous escalation in Israel’s…
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Before the operation, in which more than 40 ships and boats were seized and nearly 500 activists were detained, had cooled down, a new convoy had already arrived on the Egyptian coast.
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