Australians : ce qu'il faut savoir

Spokesperson says just two out of 14 Australians remain in communication, after CCTV footage showed Israeli navy boarding vessels in international waters. Australians s'impose comme l'un des sujets qui mobilisent l'attention en Australia ce jeudi.

Les faits

• Spokesperson says just two out of 14 Australians remain in communication, after CCTV footage showed Israeli navy boarding vessels in international waters.
• Jane Salmon, the flotilla's Australian delegation media liaison, said 14 Australians had set sail from Italy and that six were aboard intercepted vessels.
• Israel has intercepted 22 out of the 58 aid boats travelling through international waters and bound for the besieged Gaza Strip.
• The previous Sumud flotilla in October 2025 resulted in seven Australians being detained by IDF, including McEwen.
• “I’m furious that our government hasn’t called me back yet, hasn’t said anything to how they’re ensuring … the Australians are safe, are being treated well, and will be released safely immediately … I want a response and I want it right now.”

L'essentiel

Dans le détail, Jane Salmon, the flotilla's Australian delegation media liaison, said 14 Australians had set sail from Italy and that six were aboard intercepted vessels.

Sur le fond, Israel has intercepted 22 out of the 58 aid boats travelling through international waters and bound for the besieged Gaza Strip.

Concrètement, the previous Sumud flotilla in October 2025 resulted in seven Australians being detained by IDF, including McEwen.

Au-delà de ce constat, the Global Sumud Flotilla has been intercepted by the IDF, an official tweet by the group says.

Reste à préciser que a spokesperson for Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said Australian diplomats were ready to provide consular assistance to the Australians detained, but noted the "ability to provide support in Israel and Palestine is limited at this time due to the conflict in the Middle East".

Les chiffres

“I got a text message telling me that he was OK and he loved me,” she said. “Then 15 minutes later I saw a video of him being abducted.

Plus précisément, the flotilla made up of more than 50 boats set sail in recent weeks from Marseille in France, Barcelona in Spain and Syracuse in Italy.

Dans la foulée, Israel has imposed a maritime blockade on Gaza since 2009.

À ce stade, the fleet consisted of 50 small vessels carrying about 500 activists from dozens of countries.

Ce qui se dit

“I’m furious that our government hasn’t called me back yet, hasn’t said anything to how they’re ensuring … the Australians are safe, are being treated well, and will be released safely immediately … I want a response and I want it right now.”

“We continue to urge Australians not to join others seeking to break the Israeli naval blockade as they will be putting themselves and others at risk of injury, death, arrest or deportation,” they said.

“Israel is once again violating international law by attacking a civilian flotilla in waters that do not belong to it,” Sanchez wrote on X.

Le contexte

Reste à préciser que the Australian government is seeking an update from Israeli authorities on the status of the Australians involved in the latest intercept.

À noter par ailleurs : Officials around the globe condemn the interception of the boats bound for Gaza as violation of international law.

Plus précisément, the family of a Newcastle man among at least six Australians onboard boats that were intercepted by Israeli navy personnel in international waters has issued a tearful plea for his safety and lashed out at the Australian government for not intervening.

Dans la foulée, Stewart has alleged at least six Australians have been detained by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), including Newcastle climate activist Zack Schofield, University of Sydney student and Wiradjuri, Ngiyampaa and Wailwan man Ethan Floyd, Neve O’Connor, Dr Bianca Webb-Pullman, Surya McEwen and Cameron Tribe.

À ce stade, CCTV footage posted online showed members of the IDF boarding the six Australians’ vessels.

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À retenir

• The previous Sumud flotilla in October 2025 resulted in seven Australians being detained by IDF, including McEwen.
• The Global Sumud Flotilla has been intercepted by the IDF, an official tweet by the group says.
• A spokesperson for Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said Australian diplomats were ready to provide consular assistance to the Australians detained, but noted the "ability to provide support in Israel and Palestine is limited at this time due to the conflict in the Middle East".
• Recherches qui explosent : Smartraveller met à jour ses conseils pour la Turquie ; séjour sans visa confirmé pour les Australiens, Attentat de Sydney : le Premier ministre australien au chevet d'Ahmed, le «héros» qui a désarmé un des assaillants, Le nouveau système d’entrée/sortie de l’UE débute le 10 avril — les Australiens prévenus de files d’attente plus longues à l’aéroport, L'hymne national australien et la promesse de citoyenneté dans votre langue.