SHOTLIST: VIENNA, AUSTRIA (OCT. 2, 2025) (ANADOLU – ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS GATHERED AT CHRISTIAN BRODA PLATZ HOLDING PALESTINIAN FLAGS, BANNERS, CHANTING SLOGANS UNDER POLICE SURVEILLANCEVIENNA, AUSTRIA - OCT. 2: Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at Christian Broda Platz in Vienna on Thursday, Oct. 2, to protest Israel’s attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla, which had been carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza. Waving Palestinian flags, demonstrators held signs reading “Support the Global Sumud Flotilla” and “Stop the genocide,” while chanting slogans like “Free Palestine” and “Long live international solidarity.” The group marched toward Austria’s government buildings under heavy police presence, calling outside the chancellery on the government to condemn the attack and take action on behalf of the four Austrian activists aboard the flotilla. A statement by the Global Sumud Flotilla said earlier Thursday that activists on the vessels were forcibly taken from their ships by the Israeli forces, describing their detention as “unlawful abduction.” It confirmed that 443 activists from 47 countries were being transferred to Ashdod Port in southern Israel. The activists aboard the ships attacked by Israel were of various nationalities, including Spaniards, Italians, Brazilians, Turks, Greeks, Americans, Germans, Swedes, British, and French citizens, and many others. The flotilla, loaded mainly with humanitarian aid and medical supplies, set sail at the end of August. It was the first time in years that around 50 ships sailed together toward Gaza, carrying hundreds of civilian supporters. Israel has maintained a blockade on Gaza, home to nearly 2.4 million, for nearly 18 years, and further tightened the siege in March when it closed border crossings and blocked food and medicine deliveries, pushing the enclave into famine. Since October 2023, Israeli bombardment has killed more than 66,200 Palestinians, most of them women and children. The UN and rights groups have repeatedly warned that the enclave is being rendered uninhabitable, with starvation and disease spreading rapidly.