STORY: The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) said on Wednesday (October 8) its vessels were "under attack" by the Israeli military, which intercepted several boats sailing toward the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave.

Footage from the FFC showed members onboard the boat "Conscience" seated during boarding by the Israeli military, and CCTV footage onboard the "Gaza Sunbird" showed a soldier smashing the CCTV camera with a gun.

The flotilla's vessels and passengers were safe, had been transferred to an Israeli port and were expected to be deported promptly, Israel's foreign ministry said in a statement on X. "Another futile attempt to breach the legal naval blockade and enter a combat zone ended in nothing," it added.

The incident was the second such event in recent days, after Israel intercepted about 40 vessels and detained more than 450 activists in an aid convoy, the Global Sumud Flotilla, that was also attempting to deliver supplies to Gaza.

The FFC is an international network of pro-Palestinian activist groups that organises civilian maritime missions aimed at breaking Israel's blockade of Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians there.

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VIDEO SHOWS: MEMBERS OF FREEDOM FLOTILLA COALITION BOAT "CONSCIENCE" SEATED DURING ISRAELI MILITARY BOARDING / MEMBER OF FLOTILLA THROWING LAPTOP OVERBOARD / ISRAELI SOLDIER SMASHING CCTV ON FLOTILLA BOAT "GAZA SUNBIRD"

EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: SOURCE AND RESTRICTIONS FOR SHOTS NO. 3-8 HAVE BEEN CORRECTED TO "FREEDOM FLOTILLA COALITION - NO RESALES / NO ARCHIVE / MUST ON-SCREEN COURTESY FREEDOM FLOTILLA COALITION" (PREVIOUSLY WAS IHH - ACCESS ALL) / EDIT HAS BEEN REFILED WITH ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE (SHOT NO. 2)

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SHOWS: AT SEA (OCTOBER 8, 2025) (IHH - Access all) (NIGHT SHOTS)

1. VARIOUS OF MEMBERS OF FREEDOM FLOTILLA COALITION BOAT “CONSCIENCE” SEATED DURING BOARDING BY ISRAELI MILITARY / SIREN RINGING OUT

2. MEMBER OF FREEDOM FLOTILLA COALITION THROWING LAPTOP OVERBOARD

AT SEA (OCTOBER 8, 2025) (FREEDOM FLOTILLA COALITION - No resales / No archive / Must on-screen courtesy Freedom Flotilla Coalition) (NIGHT SHOTS)

3. CCTV FOOTAGE FROM FREEDOM FLOTILLA COALITION BOAT “GAZA SUNBIRD” SHOWING ISRAELI SOLDIERS BOARDING AND ON BOAT

4. WHITE FLASH

5. SOLDIER REACHING OUT FOR CCTV CAMERA

6. SOLDIER USING GUN TO SMASH CCTV CAMERA

7. WHITE FLASH

8. “GAZA SUNBIRD” ESCORTED BY ISRAELI NAVAL BOAT

INTERNET (OCTOBER 8, 2025) (SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - Access all) (MUTE)

9. SCREENSHOT OF POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM X BY ISRAEL FOREIGN MINISTRY READING (English):

“Another futile attempt to breach the legal naval blockade and enter a combat zone ended in nothing. The vessels and the passengers are transferred to an Israeli port. All the passengers are safe and in good health. The passengers are expected to be deported promptly.”