ISTANBUL: Israeli forces opened fire on at least two vessels in an aid flotilla sailing toward Gaza on Tuesday, according to video footage and flotilla organizers, but Israel said no live ammunition was used and there were no casualties. Video from the flotilla’s livestream showed soldiers firing shots at two of the boats. The type of ammunition fired was not clear. “At no point was live ammunition fired,” the Israeli foreign ministry said in a statement. “Following multiple warnings, non-lethal means were employed toward the vessel — not toward protesters — as a warning.

The Israeli military began intercepting several boats that are part of a flotilla attempting to break the Gaza blockade.

Israeli naval forces on Monday carried out a series of interceptions against the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters of the eastern...