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Story summary
- Israel’s navy boarded more than twenty Global Sumud Flotilla vessels near Crete, labeling the raid piracy.
- Israeli forces detained about 175 activists in international waters, transferred most to Greece, and kept two men in custody.
- Israel said inspections uncovered items resembling drugs and contraceptives and justified the interception as enforcing a lawful blockade.
- Turkey condemned the seizure as piracy while Greece offered diplomatic assistance to the released participants.
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