Ibrahim Hazboun

This frame grab from video released by the Global Sumud Flotilla shows Israeli navy soldiers aboard one of the flotilla’s vessels after it was intercepted as it approached the coast of Gaza early Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (Global Sumud Flotilla via AP)

Israel intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in international waters, raising questions about the legality of such actions. Here’s what to know.

October 2, 2025 at 4:38 p.m.

The Israeli interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and hundreds of activists raises questions about what any nation can legally do to enforce a blockade in international waters.

Ships that are part of the Global Sumud Flotilla heading to Gaza are anchored off the coast of of Sidi Bou Saïd in Tunis, Tunisia, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Anis Mili)

Israeli navy intercepts Gaza-bound aid flotilla carrying activists, including Greta Thunberg

October 1, 2025 at 8:35 p.m.

The Global Sumud Flotilla, with Greta Thunberg, Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Mandla Mandela, and several European lawmakers aboard, consists of nearly 50 boats and 500 activists and is carrying a symbolic...

Palestinians inspect the damage caused by an Israeli airstrike that struck tents at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israel launches a new military operation in Gaza a day after Trump leaves the Middle East

May 17, 2025 at 10:15 a.m.

Saturday's announcement came a day after U.S. President Donald Trump concluded his trip to the Middle East without a visit to Israel.

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