Israeli naval groups understood 39 ships from a Gaza-related auxiliary curse on Thursday, in which dozens of activists were detained-including international climate activist Greta Thunberg and various European legislators, the Associated Press reported.
The global Sumud fleet, which left over the Mediterranean Sea with more than 40 boats that wore around 500 activists, was still the largest who tried to break the blockade of Israel of the enclave, according to the AP.
The fleet has since been reduced to a single ship that has still gone to Gaza. Organizers with the global Sumud Flotilla said on X that the boat was last only followed a few miles of Gaza’s coast before the contact was lost. Activists told the AP that they believed that the size of the fleet would make it harder for Israeli troops to intercept every ship.
Photos and security images recorded when Israeli soldiers were on board the fleet in helmets and night vision glasses. A photo of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs showed Thunberg, the most prominent of the passengers of the fleet, accompanied by soldiers after the interception. Israeli officials said that the detained Thunberg, former mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau and the European MP Rima Hassan, were according to the AP.
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg is located near an Israeli soldier after Israeli naval forces have intercepted a Gaza-related fleet. (Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on X that the activists were “safe and in good health” and would be transferred to Israel to be deported to Europe.
“The Hamas-Sumud provocation is over,” said the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a position on X Thursday. “None of the Hamas-Sumud provocation yachts has succeeded in entering an active combat zone or violating the legal navy blockade. All passengers are safe and in good health. They go safely to Israel, from where they will be deported to Europe.”
“A last ship of this provocation remains at a distance,” the post added. “When it is approaching, his attempt to enter an active battle zone and violate the blockade will also prevent.”
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Israeli troops stormed a worldwide Sumud Flotilla ship on 2 October 2025 while the boat tried to sail to Gaza. (Global Sumud Flotilla via AP)
News about the interception also gave conviction and led to demonstrations in cities such as Rome, Naples, Istanbul, Athens and Buenos Aires, the AP said. The largest trade union in Italy announced a one -day general strike for Friday in protest, while more rallies were expected around the world on Thursday, the outlet added.
Anti-Israeli activists on board the global Sumud fleet, including climate activist Greta Thunberg, before the ships were intercepted by Israeli troops. (Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
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The Flotilla is part of a series of international efforts to challenge the blockade of Israel, which has been in force since 2007 after Hamas had taken over control of Gaza. Earlier attempts of activist flotillas to break the blockade have largely failed and have sometimes fueled deadly collisions, also during the Gaza Freedom Flotilla -Inval in 2010.
