And a flotilla bound for Gaza carrying medicine and other humanitarian aid was intercepted and seized Sunday by the Israeli Navy. The Al Awda boat to Gaza was one of a three-ship “Freedom Flotilla” that set sail from Palermo, Sicily, on July 21 in efforts to break the ongoing Israeli blockade of Gaza. Organizers say that the Israeli military seized the boat in international waters Sunday, assaulting and tasering multiple people before detaining the 22 people on board, including international human rights activists from 16 countries. Two Israeli citizens and two journalists have been released, but the rest of the activists remain detained. The Middle East Monitor reports that Norway is asking Israel to explain the legal grounds for seizing the ship, which was flying a Norwegian flag at the time of its capture.