{"id":48337,"date":"2026-05-20T13:46:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=48337"},"modified":"2026-05-20T13:46:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:46:38","slug":"may-day-may-day-may-day-israeli-forces-intercept-open-fire-on-gaza-flotilla-activists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/may-day-may-day-may-day-israeli-forces-intercept-open-fire-on-gaza-flotilla-activists\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018May Day! May Day! May Day!\u2019: Israeli Forces Intercept, Open Fire on Gaza Flotilla Activists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Supporters flash victory signs and wave Palestinian flags as vessels in the latest Global Sumud Flotilla convoy depart from Marmaris, Turkey, on May 14, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0(Photo by Murat Kocabas\/Middle East Images\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith hands in the air, participants implored, \u2018Do not shoot.\u2019 This is an attack on Gaza. This is an attack on humanity.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Brett Wilkins<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 19, 2026 (CommonDreams.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Israeli forces on Tuesday attacked and seized more vessels that were taking part in the latest Global Sumud Flotilla trying to break the illegal blockade of Gaza<\/a> amid the ongoing genocide<\/a> against the people of the besieged Palestinian territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Video posted<\/a> by Global Sumud Flotilla shows Israeli forces in inflatable boats firing shots toward at least two GSF vessels, even as they are stopped and the activists aboard them have their hands held in the air in surrender. It is not clear what type of ammunition the Israelis fired in the attack, which occurred in international waters around 90-100 miles off the Gaza<\/a> coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018Yet Another Act of Piracy\u2019: Israel Raids Humanitarian Flotilla Bound for Gaza<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cThis is an attack on humanity,\u201d reads the video\u2019s caption, which decried \u201cIsraeli violence against volunteers who sailed with compassion and love in their hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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israeli violence against volunteers who sailed with compassion and love in their hearts.

With hands in the air, participants implored \u2018do not shoot\u2019.

This is an attack on Gaza. This is an attack on humanity.

This is what apartheid looks like: when those trying to save lives\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/iXoL3D24gy<\/a><\/p>— Global Sumud Flotilla (@gbsumudflotilla) May 19, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>