Activists Say Israeli Forces Intercepted Their Gaza Aid Flotilla Near Crete, Detaining Crews
30th April 2026
Associated Press, a Voice of the Crust.
What did they expect to happen?
Activists on a flotilla of boats seeking to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza said Thursday that Israel forces intercepted the vessels overnight, smashing engines and detaining some of those onboard while they were sailing in international waters near Greece, hundreds of miles (kilometers) from Gaza and Israel.
The Global Sumud Flotilla set sail earlier this month from Barcelona. Organizers have said more than 70 boats and 1,000 people from around the world would be participating, with more vessels joining the original boats as the flotilla sailed east across the Mediterranean.
According to the ships’ tracker published on the activist group’s website, 22 vessels were intercepted in international waters west of the southern Greek island of Crete, while a further 36 were still sailing midday on Thursday.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry said in a post on X that it was taking about 175 activists from more than 20 boats participating in the flotilla to Israel.
“Israel’s actions … mark a dangerous and unprecedented escalation, the abduction of civilians in the middle of the Mediterranean, over 600 miles from Gaza, in full view of the world,” the group said in a press release. The distance is more than 1,000 kilometers from Gaza.
‘Activists’ have this bizarre notion that they an do whatever they want without any consequences. Israel doesn’t play those games. If you say that you are their enemy, they will believe you, and act accordingly.
“If someone comes to kill you, rise up and kill him first.” — Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Sanhedrin, Portion 72, verse 1.