ALBAWABA - Al Jazeera correspondent Hassan Massoud, who is on board the "Shereen Abu Akleh" ship, which is part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, announced on Thursday morning that the ship "Mikeno" has reached Gaza's territorial waters.
In a video released on social media, Massoud said, "Hello everyone, I hope that you are doing well. I apologize for the late appearance. We attempt to priotitize coverage, but I want to share some exceptional news."
He added, "One of the Global Sumud Flotilla ships, called 'Mikeno' Albiri, has appeared on the tracking system, and it has entered Gaza's territorial waters."
However, the contact with the ship was cut off, so its destiny is unknown whether it reached the shores or whether it was intercepted before reaching Gaza, Al Jazeera correspondent Hassan Massoud said.
On the other hand, the Turkish state-run news agency, Anadolu Agency, confirmed that the "Mikeno" ship entered the territorial waters of the Gaza Strip, adding that the tracking system on the flotilla's website showed the ship waiting approximately 9 nautical miles from Gaza.
In a statement to the agency, a member of the Turkish delegation to the fleet, Ramazan Tunc, explained that the "Mikeno" had bypassed the blockade and entered Gaza's territorial waters, which means that the siege imposed has actually been broken.
The International Committee to Break the Siege of Gaza (ICBSG) revealed in a post on X that "Out of the 4 remaining ships:
• Two ships have moved away as they were support vessels.
• The ship “Marinet” is still sailing toward Gaza but is far behind due to a late joining caused by technical malfunctions.
• The last ship, “Mikino,” appeared on tracking sites within Palestinian territorial waters, 8 miles from Gaza, in an unprecedented event since the 20-year siege."
Activists taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla ride aboard a sailboat departing from Tunisia's northern port of Bizerte on September 13, 2025. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP)
The Global Sumud Flotilla, which is sailing to Gaza to break the siege imposed by Israel, announced that it is continuing its trip to the Palestinian territories despite the Israeli Navy's interception of a number of its boats.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry reported that its forces stopped "several ships." Meanwhile, the Israeli army said that the number of boats seized by the navy has reached over 40.
The Turkish delegation in the Global Sumud Flotilla announced that Israeli naval forces arrested 25 Turkish activists from the flotilla's ships, after illegally seizing them, Al Jazeera reported.
