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Israel on Friday attacked Marinette, the last remaining vessel of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters at 10.29 am local time (0729 GMT), approximately 42.5 nautical miles from Gaza, the organizers said.

In a statement on the US social media company X, the Global Sumud Flotilla said “Israeli soldiers have boarded the Marinette of the #GlobalSumudFlotilla and taken the activists captive.”

It added that “the livestream ended abruptly after a soldier smashed the camera upon boarding.”

In another statement, the maritime initiative said that “over 38 hours, Israeli occupation naval forces illegally intercepted all 42 of our vessels—each carrying humanitarian aid, volunteers, and the determination to break Israel’s illegal siege on Gaza.”

💢 The Israeli Navy attacked Marinette, the last remaining boat of the Global Sumud Flotilla, and detained the crew as it was en route to the Gaza Strip to deliver aid pic.twitter.com/9cWTPm40YG

— Anadolu English (@anadoluagency) October 3, 2025

The Marinette sailed forward “with the spirit of Sumud—even after seeing the fate of 41 boats before her,” the statement added.

In a press release, the flotilla organizers said the detainees were transferred to Ketziot Prison in the Negev Desert, near the Egyptian border, approximately 30 km from Gaza.

Lawyers from the Israeli human rights organization Adalah accompanied all activists during interrogations, which began at 2 pm Thursday and lasted 15 hours, and the lawyers were traveling to the prison on Friday to visit the detainees.

According to the release, the activists’ “morale is high, with some on hunger strike.”

It added that only a few activists signed “Emergency Exit Requests,” which could accelerate deportation while those who did not sign can be held up to 72 hours under Israeli law.

The flotilla said diplomatic visits were being prioritized, and two Israeli ministers had visited the detainees on Thursday.

🚨 Marinette, the last remaining boat of the Global Sumud Flotilla, shared a written message before the Israeli Navy attacked it and detained the crew in international waters https://t.co/f1xPSIwm8S pic.twitter.com/EeFMzMqqcW

— Anadolu English (@anadoluagency) October 3, 2025

“This is not the end of our mission. Our determination to confront Israel’s atrocities and stand with the Palestinian people remains unshaken,” the flotilla said.

The Polish-flagged Marinette, said to have a crew of six, was the last remaining operational vessel of the once 44-strong fleet.

Israeli naval forces attacked and seized vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla on Thursday and detained more than 450 activists from over 50 countries. The flotilla had been attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza and challenge Israel’s blockade of the enclave.

Israel has maintained the blockade on Gaza, home to nearly 2.4 million people, for almost 18 years.

Since October 2023, Israeli bombardments have killed over 66,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children, in the enclave and rendered it uninhabitable.