Israel detains nearly 200 activists after intercepting Gaza aid flotilla near Greek island

NewsWorldMiddle EastIsrael detains nearly 200 activists after intercepting Gaza aid flotilla near Greek islandThe seizure of the flotilla in international waters has been condemned as an ‘act of piracy’Elena Becatoros Thursday 30 April 2026 13:16 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2967851To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-gaza-sumud-flotilla-crete-b2968056.html","title":"Israel detains nearly 200 activists after intercepting Gaza aid flotilla near Crete"}}Close2025 video: Gaza flotilla activists allege mistreatment while being detained in IsraelOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Israeli forces have intercepted a flotilla of aid...