ISTANBUL, Oct 2 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- The breakaway Mikeno vessel of the Global Sumud humanitarian aid flotilla reached Gaza’s territorial waters on Thursday morning, Anadolu Ajansi reported.
According to the official flotilla tracker, the vessel had entered Gaza’s territorial waters; however, the tracking signal was lost when it was about 9.3 nautical miles from Gaza.
There has been no clear information on whether the vessel was attacked and towed, evaded Israeli forces, or if there was an error with the tracker.
Israeli naval forces attacked the international aid flotilla bound for the besieged Gaza Strip and detained 223 activists on board, organisers said on Thursday.
The Global Sumud Flotilla shared on the US social media platform Instagram the names and nationalities of 223 activists aboard the 15 attacked vessels.
The activists on the ships attacked by Israel were of various nationalities, including Spanish, Italian, Brazilian, Turkish, Greek, American, German, Swedish, British and French citizens, among others.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry said on the US social media platform X that the detained activists were being taken to Israel’s Ashdod Port.
The official flotilla tracker showed that 21 vessels had been attacked by Israeli forces, with 23 others en route to Gaza.
-- BERNAMA-ANADOLU
