By Tamara Turki \/ MIDDLE EAST EYE<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Organizers of a humanitarian aid mission bound for Gaza say one of their vessels has been approached by apparent Israeli speedboats near the coast of Greece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur boats were approached by military speedboats, self-identified as \u2018Israel\u2019, pointing lasers and semi-automatic assault weapons ordering participants to the front of the boats and to get on their hands and knees,\u201d the Global Sumud Flotilla aid mission said in a statement<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBoat communications are being jammed and a SOS was issued.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Israel Army Radio cited an Israeli source as saying that Israel had begun seizing control of aid ships heading towards Gaza well before they reached Israeli territorial waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Activists on board, who say they are seeking to break Israel\u2019s blockade, have been posting updates in real time on Instagram, while a live tracker on the flotilla\u2019s website continues to follow the movements of the vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have a very large military vessel very, very close to us, shining a bright light\u2026 we\u2019re all sat in the cockpit with our hands up waiting for interception,\u201d Alice Chapman said in a video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chapman added that those on board feared an imminent boarding, preparing to discard their phones while attempting to create distance as the vessel briefly pulled away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
IMAGE CREDIT:\u00a0 Pro-Palestinian activists wave onboard a boat of a new humanitarian flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip making a symbolic leave from Barcelona\u2019s Port Vell on 12 April 2026.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
[ SOURCE: MIDDLE EAST EYE ]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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