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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Israeli occupation regime navy
raid Gaza Flotilla's Alma, Sirius ships</h1>
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<div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time">October 1, 2025</div>
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<p>The Gaza solidarity flotilla says Israeli forces
boarded ships, seized vessels, and forced aid boats
toward Asdod in what it calls an act of piracy.</p>
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<p>The Global Sumud Flotilla issued a statement on
Wednesday accusing Israeli occupation forces of
carrying out an \u201cillegal interception and act of
piracy\u201d against its aid ships bound for Gaza. The
flotilla stressed that its destination was the
besieged enclave, not Israeli ports, contrary to
claims made by the Israeli navy.</p>
<p>According to the statement, onboard cameras were
disabled and Israeli soldiers boarded several ships,
ordering the flotilla to divert toward the port of
occupied Asdod under the pretext of inspecting
humanitarian supplies.</p>
<p>The flotilla reported that the Israeli occupation
declared a state of emergency on the vessels, jamming
communication systems and disabling surveillance
cameras. Contact was lost with several ships, while
four naval mines were detected nearby, and more than
20 Israeli warships were seen <a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/global-sumud-flotilla-currently-off-the-coast-of-egypt"
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<h2>Israeli media confirms seizures</h2>
<p>Israeli media outlets reported that naval forces
boarded multiple boats, seizing the vessels Alma and
Sirius and arresting participants on board, citing
claims that they were being redirected to occupied
Asdod.</p>
<p>Despite this, the captain of the Alma insisted that
the flotilla would continue its <a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/aid-flotilla-prepares-for-worst-case-scenario-as-it-nears-ga"
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moz-do-not-send="true">journey to Gaza</a>.
Meanwhile, the International Committee to Break the
Siege of Gaza said Israeli boats were encircling the
ships and announced the activation of an emergency
operations room to monitor developments, alongside a
solidarity event in Cairo.</p>
<p>Mohammed Qutaish, coordinator of the Dutch
delegation, accused Israeli forces of carrying out
\u201cintimidation maneuvers\u201d around the flotilla in an
effort to spread fear among participants.</p>
<h2>Flotilla prepares for worst-case scenario</h2>
<p>Members of the Global Sumud Flotilla told<span> </span><strong>Al
Mayadeen</strong><span> </span>on Wednesday that
their ships are now about 100 miles from Gaza and are
expected to <a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/videos/global-sumud-flotilla-reaches-tunis"
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shores</a> at around 5 am, according to
international law expert Lina Tabbal.</p>
<p>Tabbal warned that Israeli forces are likely to
pursue the flotilla by nightfall, stressing that
\u201cworst-case scenarios\u201d remain possible. She said
drones have been circling over the ships continuously,
and that Israeli forces may attempt to storm the
vessels and use stun grenades against activists. Any
such action, she added, would constitute \u201cpiracy and a
violation of international law.\u201d</p>
<h2>Flotilla under surveillance</h2>
<p>Youssef Ajissa, deputy head of the International
Committee to<span> </span><a
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said the flotilla is now \u201cwithin a stone\u2019s throw\u201d of
waters claimed by the Israeli occupation as a war
zone. He described the previous night as \u201cdangerous\u201d
for the ships and warned that the coming hours could
also bring heightened risks.</p>
<p>The committee\u2019s official account on X confirmed that
the flotilla expects to arrive in Gaza within 12
hours, while<span> </span><strong>Al Mayadeen</strong><span> </span>continues
to monitor developments closely.</p>
<p>Earlier, the flotilla reported what it called a \u201c<a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/unidentified-ships-shadow-gaza-flotilla-as-activists-prepare"
target="_blank" rel="noopener"
moz-do-not-send="true">serious act of aggression</a>\u201d
by Israeli naval forces at dawn on Wednesday.
According to the statement, the ship Alma was chased
and harassed for several minutes by an Israeli
warship, which remotely disabled its communication
systems, including the internal closed-circuit
broadcast.</p>
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