Overview
- Ukraine confirmed on Wednesday it filed legal papers asking Israel to seize the Panama-flagged Panormitis and its grain cargo.
- Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said the request arrived late Tuesday and is now under examination by the relevant authorities.
- Israel’s Grain Importers Association said Thursday that importer Zenziper has turned the vessel away and the Russian supplier must find another port to unload.
- Ukraine says some of the cargo was moved via ship-to-ship transfers from occupied Ukrainian ports that are closed under Ukrainian law, while the vessel’s manager says documents show a Russian origin.
- Kyiv cites more than 1.7 million tons of farm goods taken from occupied areas since 2022 and warns of sanctions on the so‑called shadow grain fleet, as the EU seeks clarification from Israel.