A live feed from Handala was taken offline shortly after the IDF boarded the vessel. In the final seconds of the broadcast, an Israeli soldier can be seen grabbing the live camera. According to the coalition, the flotilla's participants include lawyers, activists, volunteer medics and journalists, as well as two French lawmakers

A retired U.S. special forces officer says Israeli troops and international contractors opened fire on unarmed civilians near aid sites in Gaza. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and IDF reject the allegations as false and politically motivated

The Israeli army said it will also facilitate the expansion of water desalination in the Gaza Strip by connecting the desalination plant to Israeli electricity