Man these people are so fucking brave. Really the strongest piece of foreign activism on the whole Palestinian genocide I’ve seen personally since I’ve started following it decades ago.
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They're not the first, there's a long history of international solidarity there, including a past blockade-breaking boat where Israel slaughtered 10 of the crew (Mavi Marmara).
Does feel good to know there are heroes out there.
It does. there's a really good interview with one of them on the most recent Trueanon episode. worth a listen I would say.
Seconded, really really good
Yemen isn't foreign?
Bravest people on earth, tied with Palestinians.
The most moral army
The Turkish Red Crescent has delivered aid to the flotilla!
Global Sumud Flotilla says ‘unidentified vessels’ that approached the fleet with their lights off ‘have now left’ (2:46 UTC)
In a post on social media, the GSF says that “unidentified vessels” that approached their fleet earlier “have now left.”
“Unidentified vessels approached a number of boats in the Flotilla, some with their lights off,” the GSF said, adding that participants applied security protocols, in preparation for an interception.
“We continue to sail to Gaza approaching the 120 nautical mile mark (222km), near the area where previous flotillas have been intercepted and/or attacked,” the post added.
https://xcancel.com/gbsumudflotilla/status/1973215868365504794
Unbelievable levels of fascist 
ANSA.it - Global Flotilla in 'danger zone', approaching Gaza
The Italian government and President Sergio Mattarella had appealed to the flotilla to stop before leaving international waters to avoid putting human life in danger, calling in the activists to accept an offer from the Catholic Church for it to get the aid the boats are carrying to Gaza.
Premier Giorgia Meloni reiterated the appeal on Tuesday, arguing the flotilla initiative could put US President Donald Trump's plan for Gaza in danger.
Italian workers know what's up next.
I’m confused; the tracker still shows them well inside international waters. Did Italy leave prematurely, or is there a problem with the tracker, or is the border not where I think it is?
I think they left at a "border" of the "conflict zone" as defined by israel. Completely made up ofc
that's very frustrating. Not even having the balls to go as far as they're legally allowed to.
This shows how normal people have 1000x the courage the military has
Israeli media reports that Israeli navy, commandos preparing to intercept Sumud (1:05 UTC)
Israeli public broadcaster Kan is reporting that Israel is planning to “take control” of the Global Sumud Flotilla, using navy commandoes as well as the Israeli navy, given “the large number of vessels” sailing with the fleet to break the blockade of Gaza.
“According to the plan, hundreds of activists will be gathered on large navy ships, and brought for questioning and deportation from Israel through the port of Ashdod,” Kan reported.
“The fact that there are about 50 vessels will not allow them all to be towed, so some of the vessels will be sunk at sea,” the report added.
It also noted that the flotilla is different to previous missions, as it includes “dozens of vessels and is accompanied by warships”, the broadcaster said.
Al Jazeera Reports (3:42 UTC)
Contact loss with Alma ship
Contact has been lost with the Alma ship, sailing with the flotilla.
Moments earlier, we heard reports that the crew were throwing their phones into the sea, in preparation for imminent interception.
We’ll bring you more soon.
Update (3:46 UTC)
Alma comms restored
The VHF comms and livestream to the Alma ship have been restored after an earlier disruption of several minutes.
We’ll bring you more soon.
just want to say I appreciate you doing these comment updates on the situation
Thanks! Glad they're useful.
Edit: I'm only reposting the Al Jazeera reporting, so credit goes to their reporters (Simon Speakman Cordall and Lyndal Rowlands).
Al Jazeera Reports (4:55 UTC)
GSF says Israeli Navy vessels intimated two lead boats
The Global Sumud Flotilla says that it has had its “first encounter” with Israeli Navy vessels which circled the fleet’s “lead boat for around six minutes” while remotely disabling its communication systems.
The Alma’s captain had to make “a strong evasive manoeuvre” to “avoid frontal collision”, the GSF said in a statement.
The military vessels then went on to do similar manoeuvres around the Sirius boat, “for a longer time until they left,” the statement said, adding that “there were reports of other military vessels throughout the night.”
The crew remain ready for similar encounters in the coming hours, the GSF said.
French MEP on Gaza flotilla says crews preparing for interception (1:36 UTC)
French MEP Rima Hassan has said crew members on board the Sumud flotilla are preparing for interception with reports that Israeli navy ships are approaching.
We’ll bring you more soon.
https://xcancel.com/RimaHas/status/1973193870247903510
Translation: The Israeli attack is imminent! Several military boats are reportedly approaching the flotilla!
Al Jazeera Reports (4:05 UTC)
Israeli military vessels disrupted communications of two ships
Brazilian activist and Sumud steering committee member Thiago Avila has said than an Israeli military vessel has disrupted the communication systems of two of the flotilla’s ships.
“An Israeli military vessel just came across our boats intimidating, damaging our communication systems and doing very dangerous maneuvers circling our lead boats ALMA and SIRIUS!” Avila wrote in a post on social media.
“Despite the loss of electronic devices, no one has been injured and we KEEP ON GOING!” he added.
https://xcancel.com/thiagoavilabr/status/1973236345595449534
Wasn't Italy sending one of its warships to escort? I thought I read something like that just yesterday.. or maybe I hallucinated that
The Italian ship pressured them to abandon the aid to "Israel" and turn back, then abandoned them.
https://xcancel.com/gbsumudflotilla/status/1973112807630540838
great.. good job italy.. going back to their roots now
Italians successfully pressured to get the flotilla escorted and Georgia Melonie judo flipped it into that farce.
Is there still a Greek ship around?
As far as I know the Greek navy never sent a ship to follow the flotilla.
I think the Spanish sent one on the same terms as Italy, it's gone too presumably?
I'm not sure, but the Spanish ship and Italian ship were both explicitly planning not to intervene.
so.. lib ships just for show and turn tail as soon as anything might get uncomfortable
That's Spain, the Italian ship was a direct and explicit sabotage attempt. European fascists haven't changed.
To watch, and then pick the bodies (living or dead) out of the water.
I definitely misread a headline. It was apparently just some ships from Greece that joined in. Like yachts, not military
The Greek navy did scramble some ships after the flotilla neered Greek waters but didn't shadow them outside that into IW like the Italians did(until they pressured flotilla members to leave and give up the aid before entering Israel's red line of blockade, the Italians frigate had since turned around)
Stav couldn't make it, no
Too busy getting jacked.
The 20,000 nautical mile bastard
Given the mass protests in Italy, I wonder what the locals think of their Navy chickenshitting out?