Israel bans an activist ship carrying food aid to Gaza

She said Handala ship was banned in international waters.

Video footage reportedly showed activists on board with their hands up, while several armed soldiers took control of the ship, the BBC writes, records Telegrafi.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry said the country's navy banned the ship “from illegally entering the coastal area of Gaza” and breaking the blockade there.

She added that the ship “is moving safely towards the coast of Israel” and that “all passengers are safe”.

In an X statement, the ministry said unauthorised efforts to break the blockade are dangerous, illegal and undermine continued humanitarian efforts”.

It provided no details of where the ship was stopped.

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(@ GazaFFlotilla) Julie 27, 2025

Meanwhile, the FFC stressed that Handala's crew of 19 activists and two journalists from different countries, including Australia, France, the United Kingdom and the US, “, abducted” by Israeli soldiers.

The group also posted a number of videos with crew members calling on people worldwide to pressure their respective governments to re-assemble” Israel.

The boat was transporting baby food to Gaza, one of the FFC activists said in a post in social media.

My name is Emma Fourreau. ”

I'm French and Swedish. ”

And if you're watching this video, it means we were so deeply occupied, and I have been kidnapped by Israel's operation forces. ”

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ʹ sarah (@sahourax) Yuly 26, 2025

We remember that in June, a yacht of 12 activists aboard Sweden's Greta Thurberg was captured by the Israeli Army about 185km (115 km) west of Gaza.

This expedition, also organised by the FFC, aimed to send aid to Gaza in opposition to the Israeli blockade and expose the humanitarian crisis there.

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) Rima Hassan (@RimaHas) Yuly 26, 2025

At that time, the Israeli Foreign Ministry called it a <x0yth selfie” carrying “less than a single truck with help”.

She added that the aid transported to the FFC ship, which included baby food and medicine, would be transferred to Gaza “via actual humanitarian channels”. /Periscope/