Italy: Italian activists of the Global Sumud Flotilla arrive in Rome after detention in Israel.

SHOTLIST: FIUMICINO, ITALY (MAY 21, 2026) 1. ITALIAN POLICE AT FIUMICINO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 2. CLOSE SHOT OF SCREEN SHOWING FLIGHT DESTINATIONS AND TIMES 3. GATHERING OF ACTIVISTS’ FAMILIES AND SUPPORTERS AT AIRPORT / POLICE AT SCENE 4. BRIEF TENSION BETWEEN POLICE AND ACTIVISTS’ RELATIVES 5. VARIOUS OF ACTIVISTS’ FAMILIES CHANTING SLOGANS 6. VARIOUS OF ACTIVISTS EXIT WITH FISTS RAISED AND REUNITE WITH THEIR LOVED ONES 7. ACTIVIST LUCA POGGI SPEAKING TO REPORTER (Italian) 8. ACTIVIST MARTINA COMPARELLI SPEAKING TO REPORTER (Italian) 9. ACTIVIST MARCO OREFICE SPEAKING TO REPORTER (Italian) 10. VARIOUS OF ACTIVISTS AND THEIR FAMILIES POSING FOR CAMERASFIUMICINO, ITALY - MAY 21, 2026: Activists of the Global Sumud Flotilla arrived at Rome’s Fiumicino International Airport in Italy on Thursday, May 21, after being transferred from Istanbul, Türkiye, following their detention by Israeli security forces. The group had taken part in an international humanitarian initiative aimed at challenging the blockade policy on the Gaza Strip before being taken into custody. Among those arriving were Italian participants, who were welcomed at the airport by supporters and family members. The Global Sumud humanitarian aid flotilla said Tuesday that all 50 vessels in its convoy had been seized by Israel. The flotilla, carrying 428 people from 44 countries, departed last Thursday from the Turkish district of Marmaris in a renewed attempt to break the Israeli blockade imposed on Gaza since 2007.