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!["Everyone was taken by surprise [with the Israeli military attack]"](https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Sumud-flotilla-attack-Sol-680wide-324x160.png "‘We’re under attack!’ – the night the Israelis struck the Global Sumud Flotilla")
