A vessel from the Global Sumud Flotilla bound for Gaza docked on the small island of Koufonisi, south of the island of Crete in Greece, on Sept. 26, 2025. (Photo: Eleftherios Elis/AFP)
On Friday, the Israeli navy intercepted the Marinette, the last ship of the Global Sumud Flotilla, while it was still en route to the besieged Gaza Strip. The vessel was carrying humanitarian aid bound for the Palestinian enclave, in which Israel has been waging a brutal war since Oct. 7, 2023.The ship, flying the Polish flag and carrying six people on board, was intercepted about 43 nautical miles off the coast of Gaza while it was still in international waters, according to Al Jazeera.This was the 44th boat seized by the Israeli military as part of this recent flotilla initiative, none of which reached Gaza's waters. Israeli authorities have detained more than 400 peaceful activists during these operations and have announced plans to return them to their home countries. A long history: First breaking the siege in 2008, flotillas...
On Friday, the Israeli navy intercepted the Marinette, the last ship of the Global Sumud Flotilla, while it was still en route to the besieged Gaza Strip. The vessel was carrying humanitarian aid bound for the Palestinian enclave, in which Israel has been waging a brutal war since Oct. 7, 2023.The ship, flying the Polish flag and carrying six people on board, was intercepted about 43 nautical miles off the coast of Gaza while it was still in international waters, according to Al Jazeera.This was the 44th boat seized by the Israeli military as part of this recent flotilla initiative, none of which reached Gaza's waters. Israeli authorities have detained more than 400 peaceful activists during these operations and have announced plans to return them to their home countries. A long history: First breaking the siege in 2008,...
