-THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS — OCT. 2, 2025: Tense moments unfolded as protestors scuffled with police forces in The Hague, Netherlands, during a rally for the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Oct. 2. Participants condemned the Israeli attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla and criticized the government’s inaction on Israel. Protesters blocked the entrance to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and disrupted rail traffic at The Hague’s central station. Multiple people were arrested. Israeli naval forces attacked an international aid flotilla bound for the besieged Gaza Strip and detained more than 450 activists on board, its organizers said Thursday. According to the official tracker of the Global Sumud Flotilla, 28 ships were attacked and seized by Israeli forces, and 13 others believed to have been attacked, but it was not yet documented. Of the four vessels still remaining, two support ships turned back, while the vessel Marinette continues sailing toward Gaza but is still far away after a late arrival due to technical malfunctions, the International Committee to Break the Siege on Gaza (ICBSG) said. The aid flotilla was less than 80 nautical miles (148 kilometers) from Gaza before being attacked by the Israeli Navy. Activists spotted more than 20 Israeli naval boats approaching the convoy, with the navy ordering them to change course. The attack came as the convoy already passed the point at which the Madleen and Handala ships were also attacked by Israel in June and July. Livestream footage from the flotilla showed activists donning life vests as the Israeli boats approached the vessels. 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.