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Thursday, October 2, 2025

Israeli Navy intercepts Gaza flotilla, arrests activists

 



 The Israeli Navy on Wednesday evening began to intercept the Global Sumud Flotilla, which is attempting to break the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip, activists aboard the vessels claimed.

Footage posted to social media showed a Navy vessel near one of the boats. Al Jazeera reported that IDF troops had begun to arrest participants in the flotilla.

Later, the Foreign Ministry posted footage of environmental activist Greta Thunberg, who is taking part in this flotilla and was previously deported by Israel in June after taking part in another flotilla, the Madleen.

“Already several vessels of the Hamas-Sumud flotilla have been safely stopped and their passengers are being transferred to an Israeli port. Greta and her friends are safe and healthy,” it said.

So far, the takeover of the flotilla is proceeding without unusual incidents. Due to the size of the flotilla, approximately 50 vessels, the operation is expected to continue into the night and deep into Yom Kippur.

Earlier, the Israeli Navy issued a final call to the activists to change course.

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