Sa’ar says all Gaza flotilla activists set to be handed over to Greece in coming hours

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar says that all participants of a flotilla attempting to breach the blockade of Gaza are set to be handed over to Greece, after the vessels were seized by the Israeli Navy last night. Some 175 activists were said to have been detained when 21 vessels were intercepted.

“So far, Israel — through the IDF — has successfully blocked attempts to breach the lawful naval blockade on Gaza and the arrival of vessels from the provocative flotilla, including last night,” he writes on X.

“All participants in the provocative flotilla who were taken off the vessels were taken off unharmed. In coordination with the Greek government, the individuals transferred from the flotilla vessels to the Israeli vessel will be disembarked on a Greek beach in the coming hours,” he says.

“We thank the Greek government for its willingness to receive the flotilla participants. We call on anyone who is not interested in provocations but rather in humanitarian aid to Gaza to do so through the BOP, which also issued a statement on the matter today. Israel will not allow the breach of the lawful naval blockade on Gaza,” he says, referring to the Board of Peace.

So far, Israel – through the IDF – has successfully blocked attempts to breach the lawful naval blockade on Gaza and the arrival of vessels from the provocative flotilla, including last night.
All participants in the provocative flotilla who were taken off the vessels were taken…

— Gideon Sa'ar | גדעון סער (@gidonsaar) April 30, 2026