CCTV footage shows crew members of the second flotilla raise their arms as the vessel is intercepted by the Israeli army, at a location given as at sea off the coast of Greece, Thursday, in this screengrab taken from a handout video. [Global Sumud Flotilla/Handout via Reuters]
Activists detained by Israeli military forces after the interception of a flotilla bound for Gaza early Thursday will be disembarked in Greece, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has said.
“In coordination with the Greek government, the individuals transferred from the flotilla vessels to the Israeli vessel will be disembarked on a Greek beach in the coming hours,” Sa’ar said in a post on X.
He thanked the Greek government for what he described as its willingness to receive the flotilla participants.
So far, Israel – through the IDF – has successfully blocked attempts to breach the lawful naval blockade on Gaza and the arrival of vessels from the provocative flotilla, including last night.
All participants in the provocative flotilla who were taken off the vessels were taken…— Gideon Sa’ar | גדעון סער (@gidonsaar) April 30, 2026
Sa’ar said the “provocative flotilla” had failed in its attempt to breach what he called the lawful naval blockade on Gaza.
“All participants in the provocative flotilla who were taken off the vessels were taken off unharmed,” he added.
He also said humanitarian aid to Gaza should instead be channeled through the Board of Peace, which was established by US President Donald Trump.