BREAKING NEWS: Global Sumud Flotilla Ships Begin to be Intercepted by 'Israel'
ATHENS – The humanitarian voyage of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) to break the Gaza blockade has been disrupted by Zionist Israel. On Wednesday night (29/4/2026), 11 of the 56 GSF ships sailing in international waters of the Mediterranean Sea near Greece lost contact after being approached by the Zionist Israeli military fleet.
“Just now, less than half an hour ago, I, as one of the Steering Committee members of the Global Sumud Flotilla, received clear information to share with the public that our flotilla, currently consisting of 56 ships, was approached by one ship that identified itself as from Israel,” said Maimon Herawati, a member of the Global Sumud Flotilla Steering Committee, in the early hours of Thursday.
She stated that some ships reported being approached by one vessel claiming to be from the Israeli occupying forces. They then pointed semi-automatic weapons at the participants in the fleet heading to Gaza and forced them to kneel.
“So we haven’t confirmed if it’s Israel or not, but self-identified or they said they were from Israel and then instructed our friends to turn back,” said Maimon.
After the incident, 11 ships then lost contact and could not be reached. Maimon suspects this is because the radio signals were jammed by the intercepting party of those ships.
“So they blocked the frequency, resulting in 11 ships that we cannot detect their current condition. But so far, we hope, because there’s no certainty yet.”
“Hopefully this is not yet an interception or hijacking. The conditions of our friends in other locations are calm, composed, not panicked. And in accordance with previous training, this is a non-violence movement, a non-violent action,” said Maimon. She also detailed that around 110 participants were on those 11 ships.
According to Maimon, surveillance of the fleet had already begun to be indicated when the ships were still docked in Barcelona, Spain. “When I was on night watch, there were already drones visible,” she said. She mentioned that seven drones had been identified surveilling the fleet since in Spain.