The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) says the Israeli military attacked its convoy of boats and intercepted several vessels as they were sailing towards Gaza.

The FFC said the military had attacked The Conscience – a boat carrying 93 journalists, doctors and activists – before it attacked and intercepted three smaller boats on Wednesday.

Its passengers were “being held in unknown conditions”, it said.

Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on X that a raid on the flotilla had taken place.