The flotilla said in a tweet via the X platform: "For the second time in three weeks, the Israeli occupation army, which claims to be the most moral army, has kidnapped our comrades from international waters."
He added that "in protest against this illegal abduction, and in solidarity with the more than 9,500 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, at least 87 participants have declared a hunger strike."
The Global Resilience Flotilla called for the release of all those detained by the Israeli authorities, urging governments to condemn this act of piracy.
The flotilla also demanded the lifting of the blockade on the Gaza Strip, the release of all those abducted from the Steadfastness Flotilla, and all Palestinian prisoners.
Late Tuesday evening, Israel acknowledged in a statement from its Foreign Ministry that it had kidnapped all 430 activists of the "Global Steadfastness Flotilla" and transferred them to its ships.
She continued: "All 430 activists have been transferred to Israeli ships and are on their way to Israel, where they will be able to meet with their consular representatives."
Earlier on Tuesday, the Global Steadfastness Flotilla Crisis Operations Room announced that the Israeli occupation army had illegally intervened against all the flotilla’s ships in international waters and detained the activists, adding that the last ship to be intervened against was the “Lina Nabulsi” ship.
The statement explained that the fleet consists of a total of 50 ships and includes 428 activists from 44 countries, noting that there are 78 Turkish participants on board the ships.
The statement said there were 7 other people holding Turkish citizenship, in addition to other dual nationalities.
For its part, the United Nations expressed its deep concern over the attack carried out by the Israeli occupation army against the Global Steadfastness Flotilla heading to the Gaza Strip, with the aim of delivering humanitarian aid.
This was stated by the spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric, during a press conference on Tuesday.
He explained that the United Nations is "very concerned" about the safety of all those on board the fleet's ships, stressing the need to protect them, ensure their safety, and respect international law on the high seas.
He added: "We are concerned about the situation, and very concerned about the safety of everyone on board the ships. They must be protected and secured, and international law on the high seas must be respected."
He said the United Nations does not yet have all the details of the attack, but noted that what happened "does not appear to have been done in full respect of international law."
With the participation of 54 boats, the flotilla set sail on Thursday from the Turkish city of Marmaris in a new attempt to break the Israeli blockade imposed on Gaza since 2007.
On Monday morning, the Israeli occupation army began seizing boats from the flotilla and arresting a number of participants, which was met with a wave of widespread condemnation, including from Amnesty International, which described the move as a "shameful and inhumane" act.
On April 29, the Israeli occupation army launched an an illegal attack in international waters off the island of Crete, targeting boats belonging to the flotilla, which included 345 participants from 39 countries, including Turkish citizens.
Israel then seized 21 boats with about 175 activists on board, while the rest of the boats continued their journey towards Greek territorial waters.
Later, in international waters, Israeli forces released the activists, with the exception of two, a Spaniard and a Brazilian, whom they took to Israel before deporting them.
Approximately 2.4 million Palestinians, including about 1.5 million displaced persons, are living in catastrophic humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip, exacerbated by the two-year Israeli genocide that left more than 72,000 martyrs and more than 172,000 wounded, most of them children and women, in addition to an unprecedented famine that claimed the lives of children and the elderly.
Despite the ceasefire agreement announced on October 10, 2025, Israel continues its operations by restricting the entry of humanitarian aid and carrying out daily bombings, resulting in the martyrdom of 877 Palestinians and the injury of 2,602 others, according to local data.
