Boats belonging to the Global Sumud Flotilla, carrying activists and humanitarian aid, depart for Gaza from the port of Marmaris, Turkey, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in an attempt to break the Israeli naval blockade. (File photo: AP)

JERUSALEM, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Israeli naval forces began intercepting ships from the Global Sumud Flotilla on Monday morning, Israel's state-owned Kan TV reported, after the vessels set sail from southern Türkiye last week in a third attempt to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza and deliver aid to Palestinians.