Gaza flotilla activists considering legal action after pleas for help ignored by UK government

Gaza flotilla activists considering legal action after pleas for help ignored by UK government Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Tue, 06/09/2026 - 12:30 Activists tell MEE that at every stage of their ordeal, the British foreign office and consulates ignored or sidelined them Activists from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla disembark a plane upon arrival at Istanbul Airport, Turkey, 21 May (Reuters) Off British Gaza flotilla activists and their families are considering taking legal action against the UK government after being "fobbed off" when they sought help from the Foreign Office following their abduction by Israeli forces. The activists, who were detained in international waters while sailing to Gaza as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, dismissed Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper’s claims that she had been in touch with their families. Their families told Middle East Eye that repeated calls and emails to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) had been met with automated responses and that they had “got nothing” from the government department throughout their ordeal.