Israel stops Gaza aid boats, organizers say, sparking international criticism

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VIDEO SHOWS: WRAP OF EDITS RELATED TO ISRAELI MILITARY INTERCEPTING GAZA-BOUND BOATS, PART OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA

EDITORS NOTE: THIS EDIT IS A WRAP AND CONTAINS NO FRESH MATERIAL

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SHOWS: The Israeli military intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla, a convoy of humanitarian aid vessels bound for Gaza, late on Wednesday (October 1), prompting international protests and diplomatic concerns.

The international flotilla attempting to deliver aid to Gaza reported unidentified vessels approaching its boats before dawn, with organizers accusing an Israeli military vessel of damaging communication systems during "dangerous manoeuvres."

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1. VESSEL APPROACHING GAZA FLOTILLA AS IT NEARS ISRAELI BLOCKADE / AUDIO OF PERSON OFF-CAMERA SAYING (Turkish): "(The boat) circulating around us.... blocking the way.)"

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez urged Israel not to pose any threat to activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, emphasizing diplomatic protection for Spanish nationals among the participants.

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2. SPANISH PRIME MINISTER PEDRO SANCHEZ TALKING WITH JOURNALISTS

3. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SPANISH PRIME MINISTER PEDRO SANCHEZ, SAYING:

"From the very first minute, what I have always conveyed to the government of Israel is that, naturally, our nationals, those compatriots who are in the flotilla, will have full diplomatic protection, as could not be otherwise. They do not represent a danger or a threat to Israel and therefore I hope that Israel, in this case the Netanyahu government, will not represent any threat to this flotilla either."

4. SANCHEZ SPEAKING TO JOURNALISTS

The Israeli foreign ministry released a video showing an Israeli navy member advising the flotilla to reroute to Ashdod port for security inspections, citing the blockade on Gaza.

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5. VIDEO RELEASED BY ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTRY SHOWING AN UNIDENTIFIED MEMBER OF THE ISRAELI NAVY TALKING ON PHONE WITH FLOTILLA SAYING (English):

"This is the Israeli navy. You are approaching a blockaded zone. If you wish to deliver aid to Gaza, you may do so through the established channels. Please change your course toward the port of Ashdod where the aid will undergo a security inspection and then be transferred into the Gaza Strip."

Passengers aboard the flotilla reported seeing around 20 unidentified vessels approaching on Wednesday night, forcing them to put on life vests and brace for a takeover.

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6. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) ACTIVIST JOSE LUIS YBOT SAYING:

"We are inside the ship Meteque, the ship Meteque, one of the vessels that make up the Global Sumud Flotilla. They are coming for us already. We (need) to go up, two dozen ships are waiting for us."

The Israeli foreign ministry confirmed on Wednesday that Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was "safe and healthy" after military personnel boarded her vessel during the interception.

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7. VIDEO RELEASED BY ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTRY SAID TO SHOW THE SWEDISH POLITICAL AND ENVIRONMENT ACTIVIST GRETA THUNBERG ON BOAT NEAR ISRAELI NAVY, WEARING A HAT AND JACKET

French Member of the European Parliament Rima Hassan recorded footage on Wednesday showing Israeli zodiacs intercepting flotilla boats, supported by drones.

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8. BOATS IN DISTANCE AT SEA / (SOUNDBITE) (French) FRENCH MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND ACTIVIST, RIMA HASSAN, SAYING:

"So here you can see the interception. Here we have our boat, another boat belonging to the flotilla, and what you see in red are the Israeli zodiacs. Usually there is a drone above that (inaudible). So this is the interception of one of our boats."

Live feeds from the lead ship Alma showed crew members sitting on the deck waiting for Israeli military personnel to board before the video went dark late on Wednesday.

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9. CREW MEMBERS OF ALMA SHIP SITTING ON DECK OF SHIP (1745GMT)

10. WHITE FLASH

11. EMPTY DECK ON THE ALMA (1805GMT)

Live feeds revealed Israeli forces using water cannons on activists aboard the Meteque, with participants raising their hands in surrender during the naval operation.

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12. ACTIVISTS ABOARD METEQUE BOAT WITH HANDS UP

13. WHITE FLASH

14. ACTIVISTS ABOARD METEQUE BOAT WITH HANDS UP BEING SPRAYED WITH WATER CANNONS

15. WHITE FLASH

16. MORE OF ACTIVISTS ABOARD METEQUE BOAT WITH HANDS UP BEING SPRAYED BY WATER CANNONS

17. WHITE FLASH

18. ACTIVISTS ABOARD METEQUE BOAT SITTING

19. ACTIVISTS ABOARD JEANOTTE III BOAT SITTING / ACTIVISTS RAISING HANDS UP

20. VIEW OF INCOMING VESSEL SPRAYING WATER AT BOAT NAMED MANGO

Coordinators in Athens monitored developments from a control room on Wednesday after live feeds from the Alma and Sirius vessels went dark during the interception by Israeli forces.

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21. UNIDENTIFIED MEMBER OF COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF MARCH TO GAZA GREECE SITTING AT DESK, SAYING (Greek): "They have boarded Sirius."

22. UNIDENTIFIED MEMBER OF COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF MARCH TO GAZA GREECE, SAYING (Greek): "And (the camera) is out. Alma is out."

23. SCREEN ON LAPTOP SHOWING CAMERA ON THE ALMA BOAT GOING BLACK

The United Nations said earlier on Wednesday it was closely monitoring the flotilla’s approach to Gaza, urging respect for human rights and safety for those onboard.

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24. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.N. SPOKESPERSON, STEPHANE DUJARRIC, SAYING:

"We're obviously following the flotilla very closely. We do not want anyone to get hurt and we want people's rights to be respected."

25. U.N. SPOKESPERSON, STEPHANE DUJARRIC, AT LECTERN AT U.N PRESS BRIEFING ROOM

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26. VESSEL SPRAYING WATER NEAR GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA BOAT/ (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) UNKNOWN PERSON SAYING: "They are spraying chemicals to the vessel. Look, look, look. Spraying chemicals. Inglorious ones."

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked traffic in Rome on Wednesday following reports of the flotilla’s interception by Israeli military personnel.

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27. VARIOUS OF PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS DEMONSTRATING AND MARCHING

Tunisians gathered in Tunis on Wednesday to protest Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, carrying aid to Gaza.

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28. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS GATHERING IN TUNIS CHANTING AGAINST THE ISRAELI INTERCEPTION OF THE GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA / PROTESTERS HOLDING PALESTINIAN AND TUNISIAN FLAGS

Greeks demonstrated outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens on Wednesday, calling for freedom for Palestine and condemning Israel’s actions against the flotilla.

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29. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS HOLDING PALESTINIAN FLAGS OUTSIDE THE GREEK MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND CHANTING (Greek): "Freedom to Palestine."

Hundreds of Turkish protesters rallied in Istanbul and Ankara early on Thursday (October 2) morning, voicing support for Palestinians and denouncing the interception of the aid flotilla.

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30. PROTESTERS OUTSIDE ISRAELI CONSULATE LISTENING TO SPEAKER

31. VARIOUS OF SPEAKER ON TOP OF BUS

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32. PROTESTERS OUTSIDE U.S. EMBASSY IN ANKARA LIGHTING FLARES

33. PROTESTERS CHANTING IN TURKISH, "From the river to the sea, free Palestine"

34. PROTESTERS HOLDING GIANT FLAG READING IN TURKISH, "Hamas, we are with you" AND CHANTING, "Mehmetcik (Turkish army) to Gaza"

Demonstrators marched in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, demanding the release of activists detained by Israeli forces after the Global Sumud Flotilla was intercepted.

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35. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS MARCHING, DEMANDING THE RELEASE OF ACTIVISTS FROM THE GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA DETAINED BY ISRAEL

36. SIGN WITH A WATERMELON (SYMBOL OF PALESTINE) READING (Spanish): "No to the genocide in Palestine"

A flotilla tracker confirmed on Thursday that 13 vessels from the Global Sumud Flotilla had been intercepted by Israeli forces, with updates showing locations of the vessels during the operation.

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37. SCREEN RECORDING OF FLOTILLA TRACKER SHOWING VESSELS INTERCEPTED (RED DOTS) EN ROUTE TO GAZA

38. SCREEN RECORDING SHOWING CLOSE UP OF ALMA SAID TO BE INTERCEPTED AT 1606GMT ON OCTOBER 1

39. SCREEN RECORDING SHOWING CLOSE UP OF HUGA SAID TO BE INTERCEPTED AT 1734GMT ON OCTOBER 1 / SCREEN RECORDING SHOWING CLOSE UP OF SIRIUS SAID TO BE INTERCEPTED AT 1706GMT ON OCTOBER 1 / SCREEN RECORDING SHOWING CLOSE UP OF OTARIA SAID TO BE INTERCEPTED 1731GMT ON OCTOBER 1

Surveillance cameras onboard the Maria Cristina boat showed a vessel said to be from the Israeli Navy spraying a jet of unidentified substance at the flotilla early Thursday.

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40. MULTI VIEW OF SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS ONBOARD GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA VESSELS / MARIA CRISTINA VESSEL (TOP L AND TOP R) GETTING SPRAYED ON BY WHAT IS SAID TO BE ISRAELI NAVY

41. WHITE FLASH

42. MARIA CRISTINA VESSEL GETTING SPRAYED ON BY WHAT IS SAID TO BE ISRAELI NAVY

43. WHITE FLASH

44. CREW MEMBERS ONBOARD PAOLA I (BOTTOM L) WITH HANDS UP, AFTER BEING SURROUNDED BY WHAT IS SAID TO BE ISRAELI ARMY

45. WHAT IS SAID TO BE ISRAELI NAVY VESSEL APPROACHING MARIA CRISTINA (TOP L)

WHITE FLASH

Israeli forces surrounded several other boats, according to camera footage from the group. Crew were seen raising their hands in the air on at least two boats, with the camera footage saying the boats were surrounded by the Israel Defence Forces.

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46. SHIP CREW WITH HANDS UP ON 'WAHOO' AND 'ALL IN' BOATS AT AROUND 0225 GMT WITH

CAPTIONS READING (English): “WAHOO: IDF SURROUNDING” / “ALL IN: IDF

47. LIGHT FLASHING ON OXYGONO BOAT, CREW RAISING HANDS AT AROUND 0152 GMT, WITH

CAPTION READING (English): “OXYGONO: IDF SURROUNDING”

Live feed footage showed the moment military personnel from Israel's Navy boarded the Oxygono boat.

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48. SPLIT SCREEN SHOWING ISRAELI NAVAL FORCES INTERCEPTING AND BOARDING BOAT

OXYGONO