Six Global Sumud Armada vessels are still sailing towards Gaza as of\nTuesday evening (19 May 2026, WIB). This comes after the Global Sumud\nFlotilla humanitarian armada coalition stated that the Andros, Zefiro,\nand Don Juan had been intercepted by Israeli forces after continuing to\nsail toward Gaza for more than 24 hours.<\/p>\n
Israeli forces have intercepted one of the remaining ships from the\nGlobal Sumud Armada, stopping it when the vessel was around 82 nautical\nmiles (about 150 km) from Gaza, according to trackers on the flotilla\u2019s\nsite.<\/p>\n
A live feed on the coalition site also shows Israeli forces boarding\nthe vessel \u201cAndros\u201d as activists raise their hands. The feed then goes\ndark with a message stating that the ship has been intercepted.<\/p>\n
According to trackers on the Global Sumud Flotilla site, 64 ships\nhave been intercepted by Israeli forces, with six ships continuing\ntoward Gaza.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are aware of an escalation in violence during the ongoing\ninterception by Israeli forces,\u201d the Global Sumud Flotilla committee\nsaid.<\/p>\n
It should be noted that everyone on board has been trained in\nnon-violent action and de-escalation. The team is working to verify the\nstatus of everyone and will share confirmed updates as soon as\npossible.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe legal and diplomatic teams are also taking the necessary steps\nto document what happened, protect those who were abducted, and pursue\naccountability for the actions of the Israeli forces.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite the interceptions, the Global Sumud Flotilla fleet says it\nwill continue sailing toward Gaza with seven ships remaining. They also\ncall for international support to end the blockade of Gaza and halt\nglobal involvement in the crisis.<\/p>\n
Israeli forces were reportedly intercepting dozens of ships on Monday\nattempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza amid the\nwar. Israel is said to have deployed a \u201cfull naval armada\u201d, while armed\nforces used fast boats to intercept, board, and detain hundreds of\nactivists in international waters near Cyprus.<\/p>\n
Two weeks earlier, Israeli forces also intercepted 22 flotilla ships\noff the coast of Greece and detained 181 volunteers who took part in the\nhumanitarian mission.<\/p>\n
Jordan, together with Indonesia, Spain, Pakistan, Brazil, Bangladesh,\nT\u00fcrkiye, Colombia, Libya, and the Maldives, issued a joint statement\ncondemning Israel\u2019s interception of activists aboard the Global Sumud\nFlotilla bound for Gaza in international waters.<\/p>\n
Jordan\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the leaders of those\ncountries \u201cstrongly condemn the latest Israeli assault on the Global\nSumud Flotilla\u201d. They also expressed serious concern for the safety of\nthe civilian participants in the flotilla and called for the immediate\nrelease of all detained activists and full respect for their rights and\ndignity.<\/p>\n
The foreign ministers added that the \u201crepeated attacks on peaceful\nhumanitarian initiatives reflect Israel\u2019s ongoing disregard for\ninternational law and freedom of navigation\u201d.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/six-global-sumud-vessels-still-heading-for-gaza-1779546092", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }