"They are already coming for us. Two dozen vessels are waiting for us," #JoseLuisYbot, a passenger on the #GlobalSumudFlotilla, said in a video posted on social media.

2 other passengers, including #JuanBordera, a regional lawmaker from #Spain's #Compromis party, confirmed the boats' approach.

One said that around 2 dozen vessels were coming & that the #flotilla could be intercepted within the hour.

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Livestream of #GlobalSumudFlotilla

Several of the live feeds from cameras on boats in the #flotilla are going dark intermittedly.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2bWFtpjU

Tunisian organizers & participants said that the Israeli Navy radioed all the captains of the #GlobalSumudFlotilla.

It said that continuing to sail toward the shores of #Gaza and attempting to "break the blockade" would be considered a "violation," exposing the participants to arrest & treatment in accordance with the *law*.

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#Sirius & #CaptainNikos intercepted, says Italian journalist on board

The interception has started, said Lorenzo D'Agostino, an Italian journalist on board the Hilo, which is part of the #flotilla.

"From #Alma we don't have communications anymore. Sirius intercepted, seen with my eyes, Captain Nikos intercepted, seen on chat. The rest of the Flotilla keeps going."

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Still awaiting official confirmation if any of the activists have been detained, but #Spain's Health Minister Monica Garcia posted:

“The detention of the #flotilla is yet another demonstration of #Israel's inhumanity & its determination to destroy the #Palestinian people.”

“We demand the immediate release of all those detained & that the international community act to stop the #genocide in #Gaza. #Netanyahu & his government must be held accountable. Enough with impunity!”

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#Israel posted video of Navy calling flotilla

"The sole purpose of the *Hamas-Sumud flotilla* is provocation."

It included a video of an Israeli officer calling the flotilla.

She can be heard saying: "This is the Israeli Navy. You are approaching a blockaded zone. If you wish to deliver #aid to #Gaza, you may do so through the established channels. Please change your course toward the port of Ashdod where the aid will undergo a security inspection & then be transferred into the Gaza Strip."

Despite the warnings by Israeli navy, a number of flotilla boats continue to advance.
One participant named Louay Charni said in a video posted on Instagram: "We are at the back of the flotilla and we are continuing toward Gaza. no one intercepted us until now."

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The flotilla says its vessels have been boarded by military personnel

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#Italy's largest #union calls general #strike for Friday

The union said it was calling a general strike for Friday in protest over the treatment of the #aid #flotilla.

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#France calls on #Israel to ensure safety of #activists

"The #GlobalSumudFlotilla bound for #Gaza is currently being boarded by Israeli authorities. France calls on the Israeli authorities to ensure the safety of the participants, to guarantee their right to consular protection, & to allow their return to France as quickly as possible," France's Foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot posted.

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The #GlobalSumudFlotilla says the status of its participants is unconfirmed

"The status of participants & crew remains unconfirmed," the flotilla said in a statement.

"This is an #illegal attack on unarmed #humanitarians. We call on governments & international institutions to demand their immediate safety & release."

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This screen grab is worrisome

A screengrab from a live video footage shows most crew members sitting aboard the Gaza-bound Aurora vessel, part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, October 1, 2025.

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#Israel confirms it has stopped some of the flotilla vessels

Several vessels of the #Gaza #aid #flotilla have been stopped & their passengers are being transferred to an Israeli port, the Israeli foreign ministry said.

#GretaThunberg & her friends are "safe & healthy," the foreign ministry said in a post on X alongside a video that appeared to show Greta Thunberg & several masked & armed Israeli #military personnel.

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The flotilla is continuing to broadcast live from some of its boats.

Footage provided by the group showed participants aboard a boat called the Jeanotte III with their hands up.

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The #GlobalSumudFlotilla said that #Israel was trying to sink one of its boats, the Maria Cristina.

"The Israeli occupation navy is currently attempting to sink the Maria Cristina boat … Israel is committing a full-fledged war crime."

[source GSF FB]

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