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PM to meet with defense officials with Turkish flotilla to arrive in 48 hours | The Jerusalem Post
- A Turkish flotilla of 53 vessels, part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, is en route to Israel and is expected to reach within 48 hours.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with senior defense officials to discuss the flotilla.
- A 30-vehicle land convoy from Libya to Gaza is also part of the Global Sumud Flotilla effort.
- Participants include doctors, nurses, engineers and builders from about 25 countries.
- The Gaza Strip has been under a strict Israeli blockade since Hamas’s October 7 attack.
- Previous flotilla participants included Brazilian activist Thiago Avila and Spanish national Abu Keshek, who were detained in Israel for questioning.
- Some participants who were deported earlier this month were among over 100 people sent back after the naval interception.
- Netanyahu held a preliminary security consultation on the Turkish flotilla on a Sunday prior to the latest assessment.
- The Global Sumud Flotilla is the second blockade-run from Turkey toward Gaza this week.
- Israel intercepted the first blockade run in April, guiding the latest effort toward the Gaza coastline.
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