Israeli troops intercepts humanitarian aid vessels delivered to Gaza

A screengrab from a live footage video shows an Israeli soldier smashing the CCTV camera of "Gaza Sunbird", a Gaza-bound vessel which is part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, with a gun as the boat is intercepted by Israeli security forces. / Photo: Freedom Flotilla Coalition/Handout via REUTERS

Wednesday, 8th October 2025, Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) had attempted to enter the Israeli waters carrying humanitarian aids, being intercepted by the Israel forces, the coalition behind the convoy said, the second such interception in the past week.

Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) is an international network of pro-Palestine activist groups that organises marine missions to deliver aids aimed at breaking Israel’s blockade of Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians.

Crew of "Conscience", a Gaza-bound vessel which is part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, sit aboard the boat as they are intercepted by Israeli security forces, in this screengrab obtained from a video released on October 8, 2025. / Photo: Reuters

The fleet and crews were safe, who were transferred to Israel’s port before being deported promptly. Israel’s Foreign Minister said "Another futile attempt to breach the legal naval blockade and enter a combat zone ended in nothing,"

The incident happened as the second interception after recent days; the Israeli forces intercepted around 40 vessels and detained more than 450 activists in an aid convoy to Gaza.

A screengrab from a live footage video shows Israeli security forces intercepting "Gaza Sunbird", a Gaza-bound vessel which is part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, in this screengrab obtained from a video released on October 8, 2025. Freedom Flotilla Coalition/Handout via REUTERS

The FFC said that Israeli troops "hijacked the humanitarian vessels,” and blamed "ships that were illegally intercepted ... Participants - humanitarians, doctors and journalists from across the world - have been taken against their will and are being held in unknown conditions."

On the boats, they were carrying worth 110,000 US dollars of medicines, respiratory equipment and nutritional supplies intended for Gaza's starving hospitals, while the total deaths of Palestinian hit 67,000 people since Oct 7th attacked by Hamas.

More than 1,200 Israeli civilians were killed in an attack by Hamas and 251 hostages were kidnapped.

SOURCE: Reuters

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