April 30 (UPI) -- Israeli forces intercepted and boarded the Global Sumud Flotilla on international waters near Greece on Thursday, blocking it from delivering aid to Gaza.
The Israeli military, using drones and armed forces, blocked the fleet of ships in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of the Greek island Crete. Twenty-two of 58 vessels were captured, with passengers held at gunpoint.
"Our boats were approached by military speedboats, self-identified as 'Israel', pointing lasers and semi-automatic assault weapons, ordering participants to the front of the boats and to get on their hands and knees," the Global Sumud Flotilla aid mission said in a statement.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry said Thursday that it has detained about 175 activists from the flotilla and is bringing them to Israel.
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