Hyderabad, Oct. 8 -- Nine vessels of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FCC), carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, were intercepted by the Israeli Army on Wednesday, October 8.

The seized boats are: Gaza Sunbird, Alaa Al-Najar, Anas Al-Sharif, Leila Khaled, Milad, Soul of My Soul, Um Saad, Abd Elkarim Eid, and Conscience. They were intercepted while they were 140 nautical miles away from Gaza.

The flotilla, comprising around 93 journalists, doctors, activists and elected representatives, was carrying humanitarian supplies worth USD 110,000, including medicines, respiratory equipment, and nutritional supplies, to Gaza.

Meanwhile, the Israeli foreign ministry asserted that the naval blockade is legal. "Another futile attempt to breach the leg...