Flotilla activists say Gaza-bound ships still sailing, while UN warns humanitarian situation remains dire Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Tue, 05/19/2026 - 11:38 UN agencies report that rodent and insect-linked skin infections and illness are spreading in overcrowded displacement camps in besieged Palestinian territory Palestinians at a house in the northern Gaza Strip that was hit by the Israeli military on 19 May (Reuters/Ebrahim Hajjaj) Off The organisers of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla say there are 10 ships still sailing towards the besieged enclave after Israeli forces intercepted 41 of its boats in international waters. The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) said the vessel closest to Gaza is some 145 nautical miles away. Israel's Foreign Ministry said on Monday that it “will not allow any breach of the lawful naval blockade on Gaza” and called on the flotilla to “turn back immediately".