[News] Israeli Boat Intentionally Rams Humanitarian Ship Headed to Gaza

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Israeli Boat Intentionally Rams Humanitarian Ship Headed to Gaza
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Israeli naval commandos intercept a Sumud flotilla vessel, May 19, 2026. X/
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May 19, 2026
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Currently, at least 400 flotilla activists from 39 nations remain
unaccounted for.

On Tuesday, an Israeli patrol boat intentionally caused a collision with
one of the last two humanitarian ships still sailing toward Gaza as part of
the Global Sumud Flotilla.

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“An Israeli navy vessel tried to stop the Sirius, one of our last two
ships. After first creating artificial waves, it fired water cannons and
then hit the stern,” the Flotilla stated.

In a live broadcast for the Italian newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano, Carlo
Biasoli, a member of the Global Sumud Flotilla, confirmed that the Sirius
was rammed by the Israeli navy.

“In recent hours, we have witnessed a worsening of military behavior,
especially at sea,” Biasoli emphasized, referring to gunfire directed at
some of the flotilla’s vessels.

So far, Israeli occupation forces have managed to seize 40 ships carrying
humanitarian aid bound for the Gaza Strip.

“At this time, the whereabouts of more than 400 activists from 39 different
nationalities who were on board the ships remain unknown, with no
notification about their location. The Flotilla coordinators report that at
least five vessels were fired upon by Zionist forces: Munki, Elengi,
Giorama, Alcione and Zefiro,” the Argentine outlet La Izquierda Diario
reported.

“Before being stopped, the last ships trying to break the siege and bring
humanitarian aid to Gaza said that ‘it is grotesque to see how attacks
intensify in Gaza and the West Bank, where the death penalty has been
imposed for people of Palestinian origin, while about 10,000 detainees in
occupied Palestine suffer physical and psychological torture, rape and
mutilations’,” it added.

On Tuesday, human rights activists will hold demonstrations around the
world to demand the immediate release of the Flotilla’s members and an end
to the Zionist occupation of the Gaza Strip, La Izquierda Diario announced.

*teleSUR/ JF *

*Sources: Il Fatto Quotidiano – La Izquierda Diario*
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