In video, Navy officer calls on Gaza flotilla organizers to change course; Israel says ‘condoms and drugs’ found aboard a boat

Organizers of a flotilla sailing to the Gaza Strip publish footage in which an Israeli Navy officer can be heard calling on the activists to change course.

“If you wish to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, you may do so through established and recognized channels. Please change course and return to the port of origin. If you are carrying humanitarian aid, you are invited to proceed to the port of Ashdod,” the officer can be heard saying.

Same script, different year. The israeli navy thinks a radio warning can drown out the cries for justice. You call it a "maritime security blockade" — the rest of the world calls it a crime scene. We aren't "invited" to Ashdod; we aren't your guests. We are the witnesses you… pic.twitter.com/dElolWN59Y

— Global Sumud Flotilla (@gbsumudflotilla) April 29, 2026

Meanwhile, Israel’s Foreign Ministry publishes a video it says shows “condoms and drugs” that were found aboard one of the vessels that has been intercepted by the Israeli Navy.

This is the “medical aid” found aboard the PR stunt flotilla: condoms and drugs pic.twitter.com/RKiHrGLWfw

— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) April 29, 2026

The Israeli Navy began intercepting the flotilla, made up of 58 vessels, near the Greek Island of Crete, this evening.