# The Israeli military has intercepted and boarded about 20 Gaza-bound aid ships that form part of the Global Sumud Flotilla. Activists aboard were detained, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Mandla Mandela, and actress Susan Sarandon. Israel’s Foreign Ministry says the navy had told the vessels to change course as they were approaching an active combat zone. It says all those aboard the vessel were being transferred to an Israeli port. The Global Sumud Flotilla has described the interception as illegal.
Israeli military intercepts several Gaza-bound aid ships