3 h. ago Everything we know so far as four Scots delivering aid to Gaza detained by Israeli forces

Jim Hickey, Saddaqat Khan, Margaret Pancetta and Yvonne Ridley were onboard vessels bound for Gaza when their journeys were interrupted on Thursday.

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13 h. ago Greta Thunberg mistreated by Israeli forces in detention and forced to kiss flag, activists claim

Activists say Israeli forces shoved Thunberg and forced her to wear the country’s flag as over 100 activists deported

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14 h. ago ‘No one’s been willing to take a risk’: are Palestinian films still struggling to get seen?

As a genocide continues, the road to audiences has been smoother for Israeli films while Palestinians must get inventiveThis March, two documentaries on the aftermath of the 7 October 2023 attacks reached theaters within days of each other. One, called October 8, focused on the “emergence of antisemitism on college campuses, on social media and on the streets” after Hamas forces killed more than 1,200 people in southern Israel, most of them civilians. The film, executive-produced by Debra Messing, was widely released by Briarcliff Entertainment, a maverick distribution studio that has also handled Trump biopic The Apprentice and Jamal Khashoggi documentary The Dissident; Messing promoted the film on mainstream programs such as MSNBC’s Morning Joe. It ultimately grossed more than $1.3m domestically, a high total for a political documentary.The other film, The Encampments, faced a tougher road. A documentary on campus protests against Israel’s retaliatory destruction of Gaza, focusing...

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19 h. ago Human rights group calls for immediate release of Scots detained by Israeli forces

The Global Sumud Flotilla, made up of 50 vessels, was intercepted by the Israeli military while trying break Israel’s blockade on the Palestinian enclave.

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32 h. ago Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Exclusive: Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and waterThe environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg has told Swedish officials she is being subjected to harsh treatment in Israeli custody after her detention and removal from a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza, according to correspondence seen by the Guardian.According to the correspondence, Israeli forces are also reported by another detainee to have taken photographs where Thunberg was allegedly forced to hold flags. The identity of the flags are unknown. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Protests held in Manchester after Gaza aid flotilla seized by Israeli forces

A protest was held in the city centre today

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2 d. ago Israeli forces detain dozens after boarding flotilla boats headed for Gaza

The Global Sumud Flotilla, which included climate activist Greta Tunberg as one of its passengers, was boarded by Israeli forces as it was bound for the Palestinian territory of Gaza

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3 d. ago Greta Thunberg posts selfie video claiming she has been ABDUCTED by Israel after latest Gaza protest

The Swedish climate activist is among those detained by officials after the 'Freedom Flotilla' was apprehended by Israeli forces on Wednesday night.

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3 d. ago Photos show widespread protests after Israeli forces intercept Gaza

Supporters of the Global Sumud Flotilla took to the streets in several major cities — including in Rome, Istanbul, Athens and Buenos Aires — following news that Israeli forces had intercepted an international flotilla carrying activists seeking to break Israel’s blockade of the Palestinian territory.

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3 d. ago Greta Thunberg’s Gaza aid flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces as activists face deportation again

Hundreds of activists have been taken to Israel from where they will be deported to home countries

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3 d. ago Four Scots detained by Israeli forces after Gaza aid flotilla intercepted

The four are believed to have been taken to Israel as part of the flotilla which included climate activist Greta Thunberg.

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3 d. ago Gaza aid flotilla: Israel intercepts vessels but one ship reported to have got through blockade – live

One boat, the Mikeno, reported to have escaped the maritime blockade and to have stopped inside Palestinian territorial watersGaza flotilla interception: what we know so farReport: Israeli naval forces board pro-Palestinian flotilla 120km from GazaReaction: interception triggers protests, diplomatic expulsions and calls for strikesAmnesty International UK called on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to denounce Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla.“Reports that Israeli forces have intercepted the Gaza flotilla marks yet another shameful chapter in the brutal and merciless enforcement of Israel’s illegal and immoral 18-year blockade of Gaza and is an attack on international law and basic humanity,” said Kerry Moscogiuri, Amnesty International UK’s director of communications. “Keir Starmer has a serious role to play. With British citizens and British-flagged ships involved, he must not revert to silence as usual.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Video: Greta Thunberg detained by Israeli forces after Gaza aid vessel intercepted

This is the moment Greta Thunberg is detained by Israeli military after the Gaza aid vessel she was travelling on was intercepted by officers.

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3 d. ago Gaza flotilla latest: Israeli forces detain Greta Thunberg after seizing more than dozen vessels

Activists accuse Israel of 'illegally' intercepting vessels carrying aid into Gaza

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3 d. ago Gaza flotilla latest: Israeli forces detain Greta Thunberg after seizing more than a dozen vessels

Activists accuse Israel of 'illegally' intercepting vessels carrying aid into Gaza

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3 d. ago Gaza aid flotilla: more than a dozen vessels intercepted by Israeli forces; Greta Thunberg arrested – live

Israeli foreign ministry posts video of Thunberg’s arrest; vessels carrying about 500 activists intercepted about 75 miles off coast of war-torn territoryIsraeli naval forces board pro-Palestinian flotilla 75 miles from GazaAmnesty International UK called on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to denounce Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla.“Reports that Israeli forces have intercepted the Gaza flotilla marks yet another shameful chapter in the brutal and merciless enforcement of Israel’s illegal and immoral 18-year blockade of Gaza and is an attack on international law and basic humanity,” said Kerry Moscogiuri, Amnesty International UK’s director of communications. “Keir Starmer has a serious role to play. With British citizens and British-flagged ships involved, he must not revert to silence as usual.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Gaza flotilla – live: Greta Thunberg detained by Israeli military as aid vessel diverted

Activists said Israeli forces had boarded the flotilla on its approach to Gaza

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4 d. ago Greta Thunberg is detained by Israeli military AGAIN after navy closed in on flotilla as it neared Gaza

The Global Sumud Flotilla said its vessels were being boarded by Israel naval forces, as it approached Palestinian territory, with cameras taken offline in a post on social media.

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4 d. ago Gaza flotilla – live: Greta Thunberg’s aid vessel boarded by military, claim activists

Activists said Israeli forces had boarded the flotilla on its approach to Gaza

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4 d. ago Gaza flotilla – live: Greta Thunberg’s aid vessel declares emergency as it expects Israeli interception imminently

Activists fear a heavy-handed encounter with Israeli forces in the Mediterranean Sea

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