Israeli ships intercept Gaza-bound flotilla

Oct 1-2: Israeli navy intercepts boats carrying aid to Gaza and detains activists aboard, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg

Consists of around 40 boats with about 500 parliamentarians, lawyers and activists

Sep 1: Flotilla sets sail from Barcelona
Sep 9: Attacked by drones off port of Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia
Sep 23: Flotilla hit again by drones

SPAIN
TUNISIA
ITALY
Sicily
GREECE
Crete
TÜRKIYE
ISRAEL

Mediterranean Sea
Gaza
125 miles
200km

Sources: Reuters, BBC, Global Sumud Flotilla
Picture: Global Sumud Flotilla
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