• They were attacked on international waters, which is an act of piracy
• Preventing access to humanitarian aid is a crime against humanity

They knew with almost 100% certainty that they would be captured. The aid supplies were just enough to justify going to Gaza. If by chance they got through, so be it, some people got help. This is getting international attention and will hopefully ramp up the pressure for the home countries of these people to actually do something.

approximately this

This is how satyagraha activism is supposed to go: they've made the bad guys incriminate themselves and put themselves in a bad position legally and in public perception.

Do you think they should have chickened out because of the possibility of arrest?

Braindead comment. Literally this is what they expected. Either they get media publicity showing how Israel is transgressing and commiting crimes on international water or they get to Gaza and can help people there. Even if they didnt bring a cruiser cargo of supplies they can still actively help the situation there.

They risk their lives fully aware of what the outcomes are and you are incapable of even thinking a singular action ahead - baffling.

Honestly that would probably have been the smartest move for Israel. Let a token / useless amount of aid get through so they can say “see we’re allowing aid!”, but not enough to matter.

Pretty sure they expected this to happen and that was the point. It's about raising awareness of Israel's depravity.

Showing how israel refuse to enter basic aid to gaza , the governments sucking israel D. Also the interception cost money israel more than thr cost of oeganizing the flotilla

some aid ships managed to get through.

there are people starving. won't fault anyone for trying to bring in food.