Bulgarian citizen Vasil Dimitrov has been detained by the Israeli Navy after boats of the Global Sumud humanitarian flotilla were intercepted, according to a video message he released, bTV reported. The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has so far declined to comment on the incident. Israeli authorities reported that the flotilla boats were intercepted safely and that the crew and passengers were taken to an Israeli port. The Global Sumud flotilla condemned the interception as illegal and an “act of desperation,” while the Israeli Foreign Ministry stated that the vessels had been warned about violating a naval blockade. Further reading: Bulgarian Among Those Detained as Israeli Navy Blocks Gaza Aid FlotillaBulgaria has already established contact with Israeli authorities regarding Dimitrov.