They said 39 of their boats were intercepted — or assumed intercepted as communication with the activists was lost — in an Israeli operation that began the night before. Unlike previous sea attempts, this flotilla was the largest yet to try and break the Israeli blockade of Gaza. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) Photo:The flotilla, which started out with more than 40 boats and 500 activists, was carrying a symbolic amount of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Earlier, live broadcasts overnight from the activists, showed Israeli boats approaching their vessels, spraying them with water canons and flashing bright lights before soldiers boarded the flotilla. Governments around the world decry flotilla’s interceptionTurkey, Colombia, Pakistan, Malaysia and others condemned Israel’s interception of the flotilla.