The Global Sumud Flotilla, with nearly 50 boats and 500 activists, was carrying a symbolic amount of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Watch live view from on board a flotilla of boats carrying activists from dozens of countries and a symbolic amount of humanitarian aid as it sails toward Gaza seeking to break Israel’s blockade. Israeli soldiers detained and removed dozens of activists — including Greta Thunberg, former mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau, European parliament member Rima Hassan and others — from the flotilla. 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. The ministry said it was working to ensure the immediate release of Turkish citizens and other activists detained by Israeli forces.