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IDF footage shows navy detaining flotilla activists
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
An Israeli Navy sailor offers an activist a bottle of water after being detained while trying to break the Israeli maritime blockade on the Gaza Strip, October 2, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
The IDF publishes footage showing Israeli Navy forces detaining activists on the Global Sumud Flotilla’s boats before they could reach the Gaza Strip over the past day.
The Navy intercepted a total of 42 boats, detaining over 470 activists who were taken to Ashdod Port to be deported.
The military says its name for the operation is “Horizon Shield.”
Israeli Navy troops detain activists seeking to break the Israeli maritime blockade on the Gaza Strip, October 2, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
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