According to Channel 12, those on the flotilla reported seeing a drone circling above them as vessels approached the ship. The Israeli Navy intercepted the Handala flotilla while approaching the Gaza Strip,

Israeli forces intercepted the Handala, a Gaza-bound ship carrying aid and activists, within 70 nautical miles of its intended destination on Saturday night.

Israeli forces have intercepted and boarded the Handala aid ship in international waters en route to Gaza, detaining all 21 people on board, according to a livestream and a statement from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition.