Israeli attack on the Gaza aid flotilla

Activists sleep and pray on the Turkish passenger ship Mavi Marmara, part of the Freedom Flotilla carrying 600 activists bound for Gaza Photograph: Kate Geraghty/Sydney Morning Herald/Getty Images Photograph: Kate Geraghty/Sydney Morning Herald/guardian.co.uk The Mavi Marmara around two hours before the attack Photograph: Kate Geraghty/Sydney Morning Herald/Getty Images Photograph: Kate Geraghty/Sydney Morning Herald/guardian.co.uk An Israeli assault vessel heads towards the Turkish passenger ship Photograph: Kate Geraghty/Sydney Morning Herald/Getty Images Photograph: Kate Geraghty/Sydney Morning Herald/guardian.co.uk Passengers look down on one of several Israeli assault boats Photograph: Kate Geraghty/Sydney Morning Herald/Getty Images Photograph: Kate Geraghty/Sydney Morning Herald/guardian.co.uk Smoke from tear gas and explosions fills the second deck of the Turkish passenger ship Mavi Marmara causing men carrying poles to run away from the area Photograph: Kate Geraghty/Sydney Morning Herald/Getty Images Photograph: Kate Geraghty/Sydney Morning Herald/guardian.co.uk One of the Israeli attack boats chases the Challenger 1/MV Samoud as she breaks away from the battle Photograph: Kate Geraghty/Sydney Morning Herald/Getty Images Photograph: Kate Geraghty/Sydney Morning Herald/guardian.co.uk Passengers on the second deck of the Mavi Marmara run as they are surrounded by smoke from tear gas fired from Israeli assault boats Photograph: Kate Geraghty/Sydney Morning Herald/Getty Images Photograph: Kate Geraghty/Sydney Morning Herald/guardian.co.uk