Israeli navy vessels escort a vessel from the Global Sumud Flotilla to Ashdod Port, on Thursday.

Israeli navy forces boarded most of the vessels and detained dozens of activists and a number of European lawmakers aboard a flotilla attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza on Thursday, drawing condemnation from around the world.

The organizers of the Global Sumud Flotilla said one boat had managed to sail on but stopped near Gaza’s coast on Thursday morning before contact with the vessel was lost. They said 39 of their boats were intercepted – or assumed intercepted as communication with the activists was lost – in an Israeli operation that began the night before.

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