24 m. ago 'Israeli speedboats' are circling the freedom flotilla after vowing to intercept vessel and stop 'Greta Thunberg reaching Gaza'

Several vessels were said to have been surrounding the Madleen causing the crew to raise the alarm, but in an update, Freedom flotilla dubbed the incident a 'very unlikely false alarm'.

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3 h. ago 'Freedom flotilla' doubles down and says 'we will not turn back' as Israel issues chilling warning after vowing: 'Greta Thunberg won't make it to Gaza'

Taking to Instagram , freedom flotilla member Yasemin Acar defiantly said the activists would not be returning to Catania, Sicily, from where they set off last Sunday.

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6 h. ago Israel Katz threatens to use ‘all necessary measures’ to stop Gaza

Israel’s defence minister says he’d instructed IDF to block humanitarian flotilla carrying climate activist Greta ThunbergThe Israeli defence minister has threatened to “take all necessary measures” to prevent a humanitarian ship carrying climate campaigner Greta Thunberg from reaching Gaza.The ‘Madleen’, a boat operated by the activist group Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), says it is attempting to reach the shores of the territory to bring in a symbolic amount of aid and raise international awareness of the continuing humanitarian crisis. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Freedom Flotilla tracker LIVE as Greta Thunberg boat aims to break Israel's aid siege

Activist Yasemin Acar has revealed just how close the Freedom Flotilla's Madleen ship is to reaching Gaza. She warned that herself, Greta Thunberg and others could be intercepted at any moment - track the vessel here

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8 h. ago Israel orders military to stop Greta Thunberg’s boat as six killed by gunfire near aid centre

Climate campaigner Thunberg joined the Madleen’s crew to ‘challenge escalating war crimes’

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9 h. ago Israel issues ominous warning that 'Greta Thunberg won't make it to Gaza' as it accuses the activist of being an 'antisemite travelling with Hamas propogandists' on her 'freedom flotilla'

Ms Thunberg, 22, is among 12 activists on board the ship, hoping to 'break [Israel's] siege on the Gaza Strip' with a delivery of humanitarian aid.

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10 h. ago Israel says it will stop aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg from reaching Gaza

Activists on board the vessel said they had planned to reach Gaza’s waters as early as Sunday

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3 d. ago Humanitarian vessel on aid mission to Gaza rescues 4 migrants at sea; dozens returned to Libya

A ship carrying high-profile activists including Greta Thunberg to Gaza rescued four migrants on Thursday who had jumped into the sea to avoid being picked up by a Libyan coast guard vessel

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4 d. ago Two Florida men charged after beautiful ballerina, 15, struck and killed by boat while wakeboarding

Carlos Guillermo Alonso, 79, and Edmund Richard Hartley, 31, were charged in connection to the tragic May 2024 death of Ella Adler on Tuesday. She was killed after being struck by a boat.

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4 d. ago Artwork featuring JK Rowling’s name taken off display to stop ‘tampering’

The person who removed stitching over Rowling’s name said they took ‘great time and care’, and did not damage it.

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4 d. ago Madleen route tracker: Follow Greta Thunberg’s aid boat as it sails for Gaza

Climate activist Greta Thunberg, 22, says the group is attempting to break Israel’s naval blockade

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4 d. ago Israel issues ominous warning as Greta Thunberg's 'flotilla of freedom' sails into Gaza storm

An activist on board the Madleen has issued a 'new alert', claiming that the vessel is being followed by a drone, according to footage shared on social media.

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4 d. ago Israel suggests it will block Greta Thunberg’s aid ship from reaching Gaza

The Madleen set sail from Italy aiming to deliver a ‘symbolic’ amount of aid to the enclave

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4 d. ago Israel threatens to block Greta Thunberg's 'flotilla of freedom' Gaza cruise as videos show young activist having time of her life

An activist on board the Madleen has issued a 'new alert', claiming that the vessel is being followed by a drone, according to footage shared on social media.

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5 d. ago At least 27 Palestinians killed in third day of Israeli gunfire near Gaza aid centre

UN demands investigation and says attacks on hungry civilians seeking aid are ‘unconscionable’

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5 d. ago At least 27 Palestinians reported killed in third day of Israeli gunfire near Gaza aid centre

Israeli military says it fired warning shots on Monday towards ‘several suspects who advanced toward the troops and posed a threat to them’

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5 d. ago At least 27 Palestinians killed after Israeli military opens fire at food distribution point, local health officials say – Israel

IDF says it fired at ‘individual suspects who advanced towards troops’ during incident at food distribution point in southern Gaza StripPalestinians killed by Israeli fire at food point, Gaza officials sayIsraeli strikes on Gaza schools part of deliberate strategy, say sourcesHind Khoudary has been reporting from Deir al-Balah inside Gaza for Al Jazeera, and says that witnesses there told her there was “chaos” at the aid distribution point where at least 27 Palestinians have been killed after Israeli troops opened fire.She reported for the news network that she had been told “There’s no process. There’s no system. You just need to run first to be able to get the food. The Israeli forces just opened fire randomly, shooting Palestinians using quadcopters and live ammunition.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago At least 27 Palestinians killed after Israeli military opens fire at aid distribution point, local health officials say – Israel

IDF says it fired at ‘individual suspects who advanced towards troops’ during incident at aid point in southern Gaza StripPalestinians killed by Israeli fire at aid point, Gaza officials sayIsraeli strikes on Gaza schools part of deliberate strategy, say sourcesHere are some of the images sent to us over the news wires of displaced Palestinians attempting to collect humanitarian aid under the new distribution system being imposed on the Gaza Strip by Israeli authorities. At least 27 Palestinians were killed and nearly 200 injured earlier on Tuesday when Israeli forces opened fire near one of the distribution points in the south of the territory.At least 27 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded by Israeli fire near a food distribution site in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, local health authorities said. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Israel military says it fired ‘warning shots’ after 27 Palestinians killed near Gaza aid centre

Israeli military says it fired warning shots towards ‘several suspects who advanced toward the troops and posed a threat to them’

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5 d. ago Palestinians killed after Israeli military opens fire at aid distribution point, Gaza’s civil defence agency says – Israel

IDF says it fired at ‘individual suspects who advanced towards troops’ during incident at aid point in southern Gaza StripPalestinians killed by Israeli fire at aid point, Gaza officials sayIsraeli strikes on Gaza schools part of deliberate strategy, say sourcesReuters reports that the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which Israeli authorities are using to bypass the traditional aid groups operating inside the Palestinian territories, said it distributed 21 truckloads of food early Tuesday.In its statement about troops opening fire on people near an aid distribution point in southern Gaza, Israel’s military has claimed “IDF troops are not preventing the arrival of Gazan civilians to the humanitarian aid distribution sites. The warning shots were fired approximately half a kilometer away from the humanitarian aid distribution site toward several suspects who advanced toward the troops in such a way that posed a threat to them.” Continue reading...

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