Gaza-bound help flotilla says a number of boats intercepted by Israel

The organisers of a brand new Gaza-bound help flotilla stated the Israeli military intercepted at the very least three of its boats on Wednesday (October 8, 2025).

“Three vessels — Gaza Sunbirds, Alaa Al-Najjar, and Anas Al-Sharif — have been attacked and illegally intercepted by the Israeli military” early morning, 220 kilometres (round 140 miles) off the coast of Gaza, the Global Sumud Flotilla stated on X.

It stated one other ship, the Conscience, carrying greater than 90 journalists, docs and activists, was additionally “under attack”.

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The Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed it had intercepted boats trying to achieve Gaza.

“Another futile attempt to breach the legal naval blockade and enter a combat zone ended in nothing. The vessels and the passengers are transferred to an Israeli port,” it stated on social media.

“All the passengers are safe and in good health. The passengers are expected to be deported promptly,” it added.

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition stated the boats have been carrying “vital aid worth over $110,000 in medicines, respiratory equipment, and nutritional supplies that were destined for Gaza’s starving hospitals”.

Israel has blocked a number of worldwide help flotillas in current months from reaching the war-torn Palestinian territory, the place the UN says famine has set in.

Israeli naval forces stopped final week one other Global Sumud Flotilla of round 45 vessels, carrying politicians and activists together with Swedish local weather campaigner Greta Thunberg.

The transfer drew mass protests throughout Europe.