(Photo by Eleftherios ELIS / AFP)The large flotilla attempting to break the maritime blockade on the Gaza Strip rejected Italy’s calls to stop late Tuesday, saying it was nearing a “critical zone” and expecting Israel to take action soon to stop its advance. Flotilla participants told The Associated Press they expect Israeli authorities to intervene as they approach a “critical zone” late Tuesday. “We say again: the flotilla sails onward.”After activists detained, some vessels may be sunkIDF spokesman Brig. Displaced Palestinians walk through a tent camp in al-Muwasi, an area that Israel has designated as a safe zone, in Khan Younis southern Gaza Strip, September 29, 2025. Israel says it had killed over 22,000 combatants in battle as of August and another 1,600 terrorists inside Israel during the October 7 onslaught.