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muriel_volestrangler

(104,893 posts) Wed Oct 1, 2025, 06:45 PM Wednesday

Israeli naval forces board pro-Palestinian flotilla 75 miles from Gaza

Source: The Guardian

At least two ships from a pro-Palestinian flotilla have been boarded by Israeli forces roughly 75 miles off the coast of Gaza, as it attempted to breach the maritime blockade of the war-torn territory and bring aid.
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Thunberg, along with other activists on her ship, was arrested and taken into custody at the port of Ashdod.

The Global Sumud Flotilla, which consists of more than 40 civilian boats carrying about 500 parliamentarians, lawyers and activists including Thunberg and the actor Susan Sarandon, was heading towards Gaza bringing humanitarian aid despite repeated warnings from Israel to turn back.

The vessels were sailing in international waters north of Egypt on Wednesday afternoon and had entered what has been described as a “danger zone” or “high risk zone”. While still in international waters, it is an area where the Israeli navy has stopped other boats attempting to break its blockade in the past and which the flotilla had been warned not to cross.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/01/israeli-military-vessels-pro-palestinian-flotilla-gaza

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Israeli naval forces board pro-Palestinian flotilla 75 miles from Gaza (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Wednesday OP

Netanhayu with a "buffer zone" moniss Wednesday #1

Post removed Post removed Wednesday #2

Italy and Spain war ships were escorting them, Bayard Wednesday #3

What did you expect? Spain & Italy to go to war with Israel over this? EX500rider Yesterday #4

Oh yeah chernabogg Yesterday #5

Wow, she personally inspected the cargo on all 44 vessels? EX500rider Yesterday #6

The fact is chernabogg 22 hrs ago #7

And if the object was really to bring in food EX500rider 22 hrs ago #8

To encourage more people to do the same chernabogg 22 hrs ago #9

"I hope Israel will release the hostages now." What hostages? Hamas has hostages.. EX500rider 21 hrs ago #11

Yes, the hostages. chernabogg 20 hrs ago #12

Yes, I hope Hamas releases the hostages too! nt EX500rider 20 hrs ago #13

It's PR, but it's no "stunt" - drawing attention to the authoritarian Israeli state and their illegal muriel_volestrangler 22 hrs ago #10

moniss

(8,135 posts)

1. Netanhayu with a "buffer zone"

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 08:29 PM

Wednesday

extending into international waters. The never ending and ever expanding "buffer zone as a means to expand military authority".

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Bayard

(27,206 posts)

3. Italy and Spain war ships were escorting them,

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 10:26 PM

Wednesday

But then:

"European governments, including Spain and Italy, which had sent their navy ships to escort the flotilla during part of its journey, had urged the activists to turn back and avoid confrontation."

Disappointing.

EX500rider

(11,991 posts)

4. What did you expect? Spain & Italy to go to war with Israel over this?

Reply to Bayard (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 10:11 AM

Yesterday

Israel plainly stated the flotilla could dock at the Port of Ashdod to have the supplies off loaded and delivered by Israel.

Israel for obvious reason does not want unexamined cargo delivered to Gaza as soon it would be hidden shipments of weapons from Iran etc.

chernabogg

(16 posts)

5. Oh yeah

Reply to EX500rider (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 10:32 AM

Yesterday

Greta delivering Iranian weapons directly to Hamas.
Give me a fuckin break dude.

EX500rider

(11,991 posts)

6. Wow, she personally inspected the cargo on all 44 vessels?

Reply to chernabogg (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 10:53 AM

Yesterday

Anyway that's not what I said, I said letting uninspected cargo into Gaza would only be a short time before it was hidden weapons shipments as the past has proved over & over.

chernabogg

(16 posts)

7. The fact is

Reply to EX500rider (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 12:43 PM

22 hrs ago

Israel just abducted and is now holding hostage 500 activists from more than 40 countries due to them bringing awareness to the genocide. It’s fucked up.