00:00Australian families have shared their fears after being left in the dark about the whereabouts of their loved ones who
00:06were detained by Israeli forces while attempting to deliver aid to Gaza.
00:10A group of 11 Australians were among 400 people on board a flotilla that was intercepted by Israel in international
00:18waters west of Cyprus on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
00:23Live-streamed video on the Global Samud Festival's website showed Israeli soldiers boarding the vessels, while later Vision appeared to
00:32show abandoned vessels with Palestinian flags still bobbing in the sea.
00:37Niamh O'Connor, Sam Waripa-Watson, Annie Mokoto, Isla Lamont, Juliet Lamont, Surya McEwan, Zach Schofield, Bianca Webb-Pullman, Gemma
00:48O'Toole, Violet Coco and Helen O'Sullivan were all confirmed to have been taken.
00:54Their families have had zero contact with the detained activists for over 12 hours and don't know where they are.
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