The Israeli Navy has stopped most of the ships in the international flotilla aimed at providing assistance to the Gaza Strip, according to reports by Israeli public television Kan. The Israeli Navy continued its operation against the Sumud flotilla overnight, arresting around 250 activists and seizing over half of the 57 ships involved.

Organizers of the flotilla warn that a "breakthrough" is still possible, stating that 10 ships are still heading towards Gaza. More than 40 others have been stopped since Monday. The operation, which took place 250 nautical miles from Gaza, is described as "yet another illegal aggression at sea" by the organizers on their website.

The flotilla's goal was to "establish a humanitarian corridor and break the illegal Israeli siege on Gaza." The Sirius, the ship closest to Gaza, is still 145 nautical miles away, according to the group. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has described the activists' actions as a provocation, stating that no humanitarian aid has been found on the ships so far.

The Israeli news portal ynet reported that the activists will be taken to a floating prison aboard a warship and then transferred to the Israeli coastal city of Ashdod. International activists on previous flotillas have been deported back to their home countries.

In a joint statement, foreign ministers from Jordan, Indonesia, Spain, Pakistan, Brazil, Turkey, Bangladesh, Colombia, Libya, and the Maldives condemned "new Israeli attacks on the World Sumud Flotilla, a peaceful civilian humanitarian initiative aimed at drawing international attention to the catastrophic humanitarian suffering of the Palestinian people."

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, speaking in Ankara on Monday, condemned the intervention against the "messengers of hope" in the flotilla and called on the international community to act against Israeli actions.

The World Sumud Flotilla ('steadfastness' in Arabic) set sail from southern Turkey for the third time on Thursday, following previous attempts to deliver aid to Gaza that were interrupted by Israel in international waters.

The group claims that the flotilla, comprising 54 ships, involves 426 people from 39 countries.