Israeli special forces have raided a new “freedom flotilla” boat trying to deliver food and baby formula to Gaza.

A civilian ship carrying aid to Palestinians in Gaza was intercepted by the Israeli military in international waters on Saturday, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition confirmed.

The Israeli military intercepted and seized the Gaza Freedom Flotilla vessel The Handala late Saturday night local time as it attempted to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid to the besieged people of Gaza.

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) announced Thursday that it has lost contact with the "Handala," a ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza as part of the group's mission to break Israel's blockade. “All communications with the Handala's crew have been jammed,” the coalition said in a statement posted on its official Telegram channel.

The Israeli occupation forces attacked the "Handala" ship, which was carrying international activists and desperately needed humanitarian aid, on

The ship launched from Italy five days ago carrying humanitarian aid desperately needed by Gaza’s starving population.

Israeli rights group says Handala 'unlawfully intercepted' in international waters, its lawyers meeting with 19 of ship's crew of 21, while two Israeli activists transferred to police

CAIRO: Israel’s military has seized the Freedom Flotilla’s Handala ship and detained its 21 crew members as they attempted to break the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip.

Israeli troops boarded a boat which the pro-Palestinian activist group Freedom Flotilla had been sailing towards Gaza on yesterday, Israel said, a scene