Posts Tagged: gaza flotilla
The Gaza Flotilla Was Never About Aid
The Global Sumud Flotilla was never about humanitarian aid. It was about spectacle. The activists aboard did not bring any meaningful assistance to Palestinians in Gaza. They...
UN Adviser Reacts to Activists’ Arrests in Spain: ‘We Must Resist the Israelisation of Our Societies’
The woman who has an official mandate from the United Nations to advise the international body on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict appeared to describe Israel as...
Freed Gaza Flotilla Activists Allege Israeli Abuse Including Rape
Activists released from Israeli custody after being detained on a flotilla trying to bring aid to Gaza were subjected to abuse, organizers said on Friday,...
Netanyahu, Sa’ar Rebuke Ben-Gvir Over Flotilla Video as Pro-Israel Voices Warn of Strategic, Diplomatic Damage
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar issued rare public rebukes of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Wednesday after he filmed...
Gaza Flotilla Says Israeli Forces Intercepted 39 Boats, Remaining Ships Continuing
The organizers of a flotilla of vessels bound for Gaza in a bid to breach Israel's blockade said on Monday that Israeli forces had intercepted 39 of their boats in the eastern Mediterranean, while the remaining...
From Selfie Boat to Sex Boat: Hours After New Gaza Flotilla Launch, Scandal Erupts Over Past Greta-era Voyage
Just as a new flotilla purportedly carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza set sail Sunday from Barcelona, new allegations emerged that a senior figure on last...
Israel Deports Greta Thunberg and 170 Other Activists to Greece and Slovakia
Israel said it deported on Monday campaigner Greta Thunberg and another 170 activists from an international flotilla it prevented last week from breaking the Israeli blockade of Gaza, sending them to Greece and Slovakia. Earlier, Swiss and Spanish activists from the...
Israeli Military Intercepts Final Gaza Flotilla Boat as Pro-Hamas Protests Erupt in Europe
The Israeli military intercepted the last boat in a flotilla attempting to break Israel's blockade of Gaza on Friday, a day after stopping most of the...
Israel Diverts Gaza Flotilla Ships, Says ‘Greta Thunberg Safe’
Several vessels of the international flotilla heading to Gaza have been stopped and their passengers are being transferred to an Israeli port, the Israeli foreign ministry said...
Italy’s Navy to Quit Gaza Flotilla as Risk of Israeli Attack Looms
Italy's navy will stop following the international flotilla heading to Gaza once it gets within 150 nautical miles (278 km) of the shore, the Italian defense ministry said on...
Italy, Spain Deploy Naval Vessels to Protect Flotilla on Course for Gaza
Italy and Spain have deployed naval ships to assist an international aid flotilla that claims it has come under drone attack while trying to deliver aid to Gaza, potentially ratcheting up tensions with Israel,...
‘No Basis in Truth’: Authorities Reject Claim by Gaza-Bound Flotilla That Boat Struck by Drone at Tunisian Port
Tunisian authorities have rejected as false a claim by the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) for Gaza that one of its main boats was struck on Tuesday by a drone at...
Storm Stops Gaza-Bound Flotilla With Greta Thunberg, ‘Games of Thrones’ Actor, and Terror Group ‘Coordinator’
A flotilla of 20 boats which included participants from 44 countries, climate advocate Greta Thunberg, "Game of Thrones" actor Liam Cunningham, and a member of...
Netanyahu Says Israel Intends to Take Full but Temporary Control of Gaza as Hostage Families Organize Flotilla
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel intends to take full military control of Gaza to secure its borders until it can...
