Israeli forces intercept activist boat seeking to challenge Gaza blockade

Livestream shows Israeli forces in a dinghy pulling up to the boat

People raise V-signs and take photos from a boat decorated with Palestinian flags as another vessel displaying solidarity signs sails past near the port in Marmaris, Turkey, on May 14, 2026. (Photo by Murat Kocabas / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli forces have intercepted one of the remaining Gaza flotilla boats – stopping the vessel about 82 nautical miles from Gaza, according to the flotilla’s website tracker.

A livestream on the website showed Israeli forces in a dinghy pulling up to the boat, called the Andros, and activists with their arms in the air.