AUSTIN (KXAN) — Army veteran Greg Stoker, an Austin resident, posted on social media that the Israeli Navy interdicted aid ships in international waters as they prepared to approach Gaza.

Stoker, who has been aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla since its launch, is part of the coalition's contingent of veterans. He served in the U.S. Army as a Ranger.

In posts on X, Stoker said that the navy intercepted the ships around 1 p.m. Central Time, which would be approximately 9 p.m. in Gaza. He said that the flotilla was around "70 to 80 nautical miles" from the coast and traveling around five nautical miles per hour.

"We are currently in international waters ... we are a civilian aid mission trying to break the illegal siege of the Gaza Strip and render aid to a people experiencing state-sponsor

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