On May 19, 2026, Israeli commandos intercepted all of the more than 50 boats in the flotilla approximately 167 miles from the Gaza coastline, with over 400 activists taken to Israel and brought to Ashdod port.
Israel has maintained a naval blockade on Gaza since 2007, following Hamas’s takeover of the territory. Between October 2025 and May 2026, Israeli forces intercepted four separate flotilla attempts to breach that blockade, detaining and deporting hundreds of activists from across the world.
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