Turkish activist slams Israel’s illegal interception of Gaza aid flotilla, calls it ‘piracy’

<article data-history-node-id="439434" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/turkish-activist-slams-israels-illegal-interception-gaza-aid-flotilla" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/turkish-activist-slams-israels-illegal-interception-gaza-aid-flotilla" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Turkish activist slams Israel’s illegal interception of Gaza aid flotilla, calls it ‘piracy’</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Turkish activist Suayb Ordu says Israeli forces “kidnapped” Global Sumud Flotilla activists in international waters, calling it an “outright piracy.”</p> <p>Ordu emphasised that they were subjected to torture and abuse by Israel, being forced to cram into containers and treated like “animals.”</p> <p>On Wednesday, Israeli forces seized 22 Gaza-bound ships carrying humanitarian aid and detained over 180 activists, in what organisers from the Global Sumud Flotilla described as an act of “piracy”.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">“We were kidnapped by Israel in international waters, right in the heart of democracy and human rights.”<br> <br> Turkish activist Suayb Ordu says Israeli forces “kidnapped” Global Sumud Flotilla activists in international waters, calling it an “outright piracy” <a href="https://t.co/5SNoIyzVCq">pic.twitter.com/5SNoIyzVCq</a></p> — Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye/status/2050376229430177981?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 2, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>