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SvennoJ on 02 October 2025
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All Gaza flotilla boats intercepted except one, says Israel

Israel’s Foreign Ministry has announced none of the Global Sumud Flotilla boats has “succeeded in its attempt to enter an active combat zone or breach the lawful naval blockade”.

“All the passengers are safe and in good health. They are making their way safely to Israel from where they will be deported to Europe,” the ministry said.

However, it noted, one vessel remains sailing and “if it approaches its attempt to enter an active combat zone and breach the blockade will also be prevented”.



Seized activists likely held in high-security Israeli prison

Omer Shatz, an Israeli international law expert at Paris’s Sciences Po University, says, unlike the jails where flotilla activists were held previously, this time those seized face a maximum security facility.

Shatz said the 500 or so Gaza activists could be held at Ketziot Prison in southern Israel. Ketziot is a high-security facility that doesn’t normally hold “immigration” detainees.

The activists may be held there because processing hundreds of people would be logistically difficult for Israel, said Shatz. However, he described Ketziot as being known for its harsh conditions.

There have also been recent proposals by Israeli officials – among them far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir – that flotilla participants be subjected to prolonged detention.

“There are serious concerns that activists may be treated more harshly than in previous flotilla missions,” said Israeli human rights group Adalah.


Germany calls for protection of captured activists on Gaza flotilla

Germany has urged Israel to guarantee the safety of all those on the flotilla.

“We were in contact with the Israeli government and called on them to comply with their obligations under international law and to act with proportionality. We also called for the protection of all those on board to be guaranteed; to our knowledge, this has been done,” said a spokesperson.

The German embassy in Israel is trying to establish contact with any German nationals involved.