‘Israeli’ forces intercepted Global Sumud Flotilla boats on Monday as they headed to Gaza in an attempt to bring aid to the enclave.

Footage shows the Zio Faster, Holy Blue, and Amanda vessels being intercepted by ‘Israel’ in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Cyprus.

The ‘Israeli’ foreign ministry described the aid flotillas as a “provocation for the sake of provocation” and claimed they carried “no humanitarian aid.”

“The purpose of this provocation is to serve Hamas, to divert attention from Hamas’s refusal to disarm, and to obstruct progress on President Trump’s peace plan,” the ministry said.