Of 42 ships in the Global Sumud Flotilla, one made it into the waters outside Gaza. It remains unknown whether they made it to Gaza or if they have been arrested by the Israeli navy just when they were about to enter.

~~While not officially confirmed, the following footage allegedly shows their arrival in Gaza:~~
~~syzito.xyz/@fkamiah17/115304225699538245~~
edit: It seems this post has been taken down, it was probably a video from another occasion.

Other sources claim that the Mikeno too has been captured by Israel: https://mastodon.social/@Al_Quds_News14/115303483176696689

According to Israel via Al Jazeera, they have seized "all but one" of the vessels carrying aid:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/9/2/live-geta-thunberg-once-more-on-board-sumud-flotilla-sailing-for-gaza

This could refer to the Marinette, which is still just north of Cairo, or to the Mikeno, whose status is not confirmed:
https://globalsumudflotilla.org/tracker/

In either case these people are heroes. The person on the right side (their left) top row is the Fediverse's own @Vegard@fribygda.no, who is also the source of this image: https://fribygda.no/@Vegard/115299846437410236

Bonus picture: https://fribygda.no/@Vegard/115299851567351974

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Update:

It is with heavy hearts and sadness that we announce the Global Sumud Flotilla vessel "Mikeno" was seized by the Israeli Navy.

The captain, a hero, defied direct Israeli orders to shut his engine down and seize progression. He then went completely dark, shutting off all electronics and maneuvering past their blockade. The "Mikeno" made it within 7NM of the coast of Gaza. The ship was then intercepted, seized, and boarded by naval commandos deployed from multiple Israeli warships with drones flying overhead.

Source:
https://t.me/gsfnews/217

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[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 103 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Israel is blockading Gaza and causing a famine. The flotilla has humanitarian aid and Israel isn’t allowing it in. They attacked the boats in international waters and kidnapped the crews.

[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Attacking boats in international waters and kidnapping crews? Sounds like the work of pirates. Isn't it legal to sink pirates in international waters?

[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago

Idk if its legal to sink pirates but good luck with trying that.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 0 points 2 days ago

Legal or not, these people are WAY better at violence than humanitarians are.

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 24 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I knew about the blockade, I'm glad something's being done about it. I've only heard about them in the past few days, is it a newer coalition, or can the news just not ignore them anymore?

[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 54 points 3 days ago

This one is much bigger, I believe 50 ships. What’s unique is that there’s former parliamentarians and some more famous activists so they’re getting more attention. They’re also live-streaming and have a website and live tracker.

[–] cabbage@piefed.social 13 points 3 days ago

It has been going on for a while. You can follow the next wave here, which is currently only nine ships: https://thousandmadleens.fr/tracker/

I have heard rumours a large number of ships have left from Turkey, but I'm not sure where to find information on that.

[–] knightly@pawb.social 12 points 3 days ago

The latter.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Let's be clear part off those attacks were incendiary drone strikes trying to set the occupied ships on fire when they were like a thousand miles away.