Anti-Israel activist Rosa Martinez openly admitted the group's true objective: to provoke Israeli forces and craft a narrative—not to deliver humanitarian aid, as originally claimed.

Israeli soldiers seizing a Gaza-bound flotilla hacked the ship's radio signal and blasted Britney Spears' "Oops!... I Did It Again" — apparently sending a message of their own.

Yoseph Haddad said international efforts should focus on 'freeing Gaza from the terrorist organization Hamas.' 

Israel had reportedly already prepared to intercept the boats and then planned to administer 'terrorist-level' detention

Among the passengers were two French parliamentarians, Emma Fourreau and Gabrielle Cathala of the far-left France Unbowed party.

MEP Manu Pineda was barred from entering the country because of his open support for Hamas, a designated terrorist group in both the European Union and Israel.