The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) stated on October 6th, 2025, that the Hamas-Sumud flotilla was a "publicity stunt" after discovering only two tons of aid across 42 vessels, significantly less than a single aid truck. This announcement came as fighting between Palestinian families continued in western Khan Yunis, according to a report on October 6th. The MFA further detailed that the flotilla rejected proposals from Israel, Italy, and Greece to peacefully unload aid in regional ports, contrasting the minimal discovered "aid" with the approximately 20 tons carried by a single aid truck and the daily arrival of around 300 trucks into Gaza. In related developments, a Greek government-issued aircraft carrying 27 flotilla participants, including Greta Thunberg, departed Ramon Airport for Athens at approximately 12:04 PM UTC on October 6th. The Israeli MFA had previously stated that the deportation of approximately 171 participants, including Thunberg, upheld their legal rights, characterizing the flotilla as a "PR stunt."
