Of 42 ships in the Global Sumud Flotilla, one made it into the waters outside Gaza. It remains unknown whether they made it to Gaza or if they have been arrested by the Israeli navy just when they were about to enter.

While not officially confirmed, the following footage allegedly shows their arrival in Gaza:
syzito.xyz/@fkamiah17/115304225699538245
edit: It seems this post has been taken down, it was probably a video from another occasion.

Other sources claim that the Mikeno too has been captured by Israel: https://mastodon.social/@Al_Quds_News14/115303483176696689

According to Israel via Al Jazeera, they have seized “all but one” of the vessels carrying aid:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/9/2/live-geta-thunberg-once-more-on-board-sumud-flotilla-sailing-for-gaza

This could refer to the Marinette, which is still just north of Cairo, or to the Mikeno, whose status is not confirmed:
https://globalsumudflotilla.org/tracker/

In either case these people are heroes. The person on the right side (their left) top row is the Fediverse’s own @Vegard@fribygda.no, who is also the source of this image: https://fribygda.no/@Vegard/115299846437410236

Bonus picture: https://fribygda.no/@Vegard/115299851567351974

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Update:

It is with heavy hearts and sadness that we announce the Global Sumud Flotilla vessel “Mikeno” was seized by the Israeli Navy.

The captain, a hero, defied direct Israeli orders to shut his engine down and seize progression. He then went completely dark, shutting off all electronics and maneuvering past their blockade. The “Mikeno” made it within 7NM of the coast of Gaza. The ship was then intercepted, seized, and boarded by naval commandos deployed from multiple Israeli warships with drones flying overhead.

Source:
https://t.me/gsfnews/217

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    It’s fair to say this social space tends to lean far left. But at the same time, outside of tankie circles, many users are pointedly not dogmatic about it, and in fact have a strong distaste for dogmatic approaches used by both the far right AND far left.

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