# Israel faced international condemnation and protests on Thursday after its military intercepted almost all of about 40 boats in a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza and took captive more than 450 foreign activists, including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg. Cameras broadcasting live feeds from the boats showed armed Israeli soldiers in helmets and night vision goggles boarding the ships, while passengers huddled in life vests with their hands up. Meanwhile, President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on Israel to release the six South Africans on board the flotilla and other nationals who were abducted.
Israeli Defence Force intercepted almost all of the ships in the Aid Flotilla