Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers have seized control of the Sumud Flotilla vessels off the coast of Cyprus, Israeli media reported. A livestream, broadcast by the Times of Israel, shows Israeli navy commandos boarding one of the Global Sumud Flotilla vessels off the coast of Cyprus.

Shortly before, the Israeli Foreign Ministry on X, referring to the new mission of the Sumud Flotilla, which left Turkey with about 50 ships, had

stated: "Once again, a provocation for its own sake: another so-called 'humanitarian aid flotilla' without any humanitarian aid. This time, two violent Turkish groups – Mavi Marmara and IHH, the latter designated a terrorist organization – are part of the provocation." "Israel will not allow any violation of the legitimate naval blockade of Gaza and calls on all participants in this provocation to change course and turn back immediately," the ministry added.

The Global Sumud Flotilla said it lost contact with one of its vessels after an Israeli intervention. "Two warships

"They have been spotted near the vessels in the Mediterranean. We have lost contact with one of our vessels, which was harassed by the Israeli army," the Flotilla's crisis unit said, as reported by Anadolu, adding that "the Israeli navy is attacking the Global Sumud flotilla in international waters."

(Unioneonline)

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