19.05.2026 23:10
The Israeli army once again attacked the Sumud Fleet, which was carrying aid to Gaza. Israel detained all boats in the fleet, and communication with activists was cut off. It was learned that HAK-İŞ President Mahmut Arslan was among those detained.
The Israeli army intercepted and stopped the last boat of the Global Sumud Fleet, which was advancing in the Mediterranean to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
ISRAELI ARMY STOPS ALL BOATS
Israel stopped all boats in the Global Sumud Fleet that set out to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. With the Israeli army's intervention on the boat named Ramle (Sirius), no boats remained advancing toward the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army detained all activists.
In a statement by the Global Sumud Fleet, it said, "All boats have been stopped. We await further information about the illegal abduction incident. We will not stop for Palestine." It was learned that Hak-İş President Mahmut Arslan was on the last detained boat.
While Israel prevented all 70 boats in the fleet from advancing toward Gaza in international waters, it is estimated to have detained over 400 activists from 45 countries, including many Turks.
HERE ARE THE NAMES OF TURKISH ACTIVISTS ON THE SUMUD
According to information from Crisis Desk officials, the number of Turkish citizens unlawfully detained by the Israeli army in international waters has risen to 74.
The names of the detained citizens are as follows:
Arif Yılmaz, Erol Büyük, Hüseyin Kılıç, Mehmet Harput, Mehmet Sait İspir, Orhan Kara, Rahim Mercan, Abdulmecid Bağçivan, Muhammed Huzeyfe Küçükaytekin, Sinan Akılotu, Abdullah Aydın, Ayhan Samuk, Ercan Tokcan, Eyyüp Dağlı, Mehmet Şirin, Bilali Yıldırım, Fatma Zengin, Sibel Dugan, Ferzan Çiftçi, Ahmet Cenk Aslan, Asrın Fahrettin Tok, Emine Şeyma Denli Yalvaç, Erdem Özveren, Ersoy Önen, Hüseyin Talha Yaman, Mehmet Yıldırım, Enver Öztürk, Hakan Kaya, Hüseyin Yılmaz, Ümmügülsüm Durmuş, Bilal Kıtay, Mirac Üstün, Selçuk Arkın, Haşim Şamil Kısa, Ahmet Söylemez, Ömer Onay, Usame Zarif, Abdullah Saydemir, Fatih Genç, Engin Doğan, Ferhat Çalışye, İbrahim Duran, Muhammed Salih Dallı, Muhammet Hamza Karadayı, Niyazi Deniz, Özkan Özer, Recep Köse, Fatih Varol, Feyzullah Keskin, Onur Şafak Hürufuk, Abdulhamit Yağmurcu, Harun Uyar, İbrahim İshak, Tahsin Ünlü, Veysel Genç, Emrullah Demir, Muhammed Ensar Aslan, Mustafa Güzyaka, Mustafa Şimşek, Tunç Yılmaz, Validin Asaf, Yasin Yalçın, Zeynel Abidin Özkan, Abdullah Harun Albayrak, Baki Öncel, Enes Harman, Erdinç Gülay, Murat Topşir, Özkan Dilmeç, Semih Ensar Bahadır, Ayşenur Levent Albayrak, İhsan Yıldız, Mehmet Şevki Bulut, Ömer Faruk Narlı.
ISRAELI ARMY ATTACKS ON THE GLOBAL SUMUD FLEET
The Global Sumud Fleet 2026 Spring Mission, which aimed to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip and deliver vital humanitarian aid, was subjected to an unlawful intervention by the Israeli army on the night of April 29, a few nautical miles outside Greek territorial waters off the coast of Crete Island.
During its attack in international waters, 600 nautical miles from Gaza, the Israeli army detained 177 activists and subjected them to mistreatment.
On May 18, the Israeli army launched a new attack on the fleet, which included 426 activists from 39 countries, while sailing in international waters toward Gaza, and unlawfully detained numerous activists.
In August 2025, the Israeli army carried out a similar attack on the Global Sumud Fleet, which headed toward Gaza with over 40 boats carrying 500 activists from more than 44 countries.