Israel’s Foreign Ministry says it has already deported four Italian citizens who joined the Global Sumud Flotilla and is preparing to deport the rest of the activists.

A screengrab from a livestream showing the Marinette's crew sailing towards Gaza in the early hours of October 3, 2025 [Screengrab: Global Sumud Flotilla livestream

By Alastair McCready and News Agencies

Published On 3 Oct 20253 Oct 2025

The Israeli military has dismantled an entire humanitarian flotilla seeking to break its siege on war-ravaged Gaza, arresting hundreds of activists from dozens of vessels.

Livestream video showed Israeli forces forcing their way onboard the last vessel Friday morning. The Polish-flagged Marinette, which reportedly has a crew of six, was the final boat of the Global Sumud Flotilla – once a 44-strong fleet – to be seized by Israel.

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The International Committee to Break the Siege of Gaza also announced in a statement that several detainees arrested by Israeli forces had “entered an open-ended hunger strike from the moment of their detention.”

ing to deport the rest of the activists. “Israel is keen to end this procedure as quickly as possible,” the ministry said in a post on X.

It claimed that all 461 of the detained activists are “safe and in good health”. Earlier, the Global Sumud Flotilla called on Israel to release all its activists.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned Israel’s detention of journalists, who were among hundreds of activists seized from the vessels.

The Paris-based media watchdog said there were more than 20 foreign reporters on board the flotilla.

The journalists were arrested between Wednesday and Thursday when the Israeli navy began intercepting the boats ferrying politicians and activists towards Gaza, RSF said. Vessels with more than 450 people on board had been prevented from reaching the Gaza Strip by the Israeli navy.