Israeli naval forces board vessels seeking to break Gaza blockade

Israeli naval forces board vessels seeking to break Gaza blockade
Activists in orange life jackets sit aboard a Gaza-bound Sumud flotilla boat as Israeli navy personnel direct it into the port of Ashdod (Leo Correa/AP)

Israeli naval forces have boarded most of the vessels in a flotilla attempting to break the blockade of Gaza and detained dozens on board, including European lawmakers.

The Global Sumud Flotilla was the largest yet to try to break the blockade, and it comes at a time of growing criticism of Israel’s conduct in Gaza, where its offensive has laid waste to wide swathes of territory and killed tens of thousands of people.

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