Activists say that Israeli troops rose to a yacht trying to provide humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
“The connection has been lost” on Madleen, said the Freedom Flotilla Coalition campaign group on the Telegram application.
He posted a photo showing people in life jackets sitting with his hands. The report could not be checked independently.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg is one of those aboard the ship, which would be out of the Egyptian coast.
The Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz previously ordered the soldiers to prevent the ship from breaking the Gaza blockade. Israel says that the blockade is necessary to prevent weapons from reaching Hamas.