8 h. ago Hegseth announces latest strike on boat near Venezuela he says was trafficking drugs

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he ordered a fourth strike on a small boat in the waters off Venezuela, according to a social media post

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9 h. ago Greta Thunberg Gaza flotilla live: Israel ‘finalising deportation’ as final vessel intercepted and global protests erupt

Solitary vessel was stopped 42 nautical miles from Gaza, in a move that organisers, state leaders, and rights groups have called ‘illegal’

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13 h. ago Israel intercepted Gaza aid flotilla in international waters – is it legal?

Israel’s interception of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla raises legal questions about enforcing blockades in international waters

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15 h. ago Greta Thunberg Gaza flotilla live: Final flotilla vessel Marinette intercepted as global protests erupt

Solitary vessel, Marinette, was stopped 42.5 nautical miles from Gaza, in a move that organisers, state leaders, and rights groups have called ‘illegal’

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16 h. ago Greta Thunberg's Gaza flotilla crew 'taken to notorious Israeli torture prison' after they were intercepted by IDF commandos

The Foreign Office has said it was 'very concerned' for the safety of British members of Thunberg's mission, who are understood to be incarcerated in the Ketziot prison in the Negev desert.

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16 h. ago Greta Thunberg Gaza flotilla live: Final flotilla vessel Marinette intercepted as protests erupt across Europe

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

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31 h. 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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33 h. 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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35 h. ago Woman onboard Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israel slams British government for not intervening to help aid mission

Ewa Jasiewicz, a British-Polish activist and journalist, was on board the 2010 Gaza aid flotilla in which nine activists were killed. After being captured while sailing to Gaza for a second time, she tells Alex Croft that UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer must step in

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36 h. 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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36 h. 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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38 h. ago Protesters Take to London Streets After Israel Intercepts Aid Flotilla

Protesters Take to London Streets After Israel Intercepts Aid Flotilla  News.com.au

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39 h. ago Moment Israeli military storms Gaza aid flotilla vessels: Video

Footage from on board a Gaza-bound aid flotilla boat captured the moment the Israeli military stormed the vessel.

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39 h. ago Foreign Office ‘very concerned’ after Israel intercepts Gaza aid flotilla

Government says it has told Israel it expects the situation to be resolved peacefully and in line with international law

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39 h. ago Gaza flotilla tracker: Dwindling number of boats continue voyage to Israel after Greta Thunberg arrested

The Global Sumud Flotilla is attempting to break Israel’s naval blockade

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41 h. ago Israeli navy intercepts some flotilla boats but others are nearing the coast of Gaza, activists say

Israeli navy soldiers have boarded vessels and detained dozens of activists from a flotilla attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza

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46 h. 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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50 h. ago Israel says Greta Thunberg is ‘safe’ as Gaza aid flotilla intercepted by military

The flotilla was intercepted around 130km from Gaza on Wednesday evening

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52 h. 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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53 h. ago Israel tells Gaza aid flotilla to change course as activists say navy is intercepting boats – Middle East crisis live

Global Sumud Flotilla, carrying about 500 activists including Greta Thunberg, says Israeli navy boats approaching; foreign ministry says it asked flotilla to change course Activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla said Israeli warships surrounded several of its boats on Wednesday and that the interception of the main vessels was under way, according to AFP.“The warships are moving in to intercept the flotilla – only 81 nautical miles remain to Gaza,” said the Maghreb contingent of the Global Sumud Flotilla in a statement. Continue reading...

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