4 h. ago Global protests after all Gaza aid flotilla ships captured by Israeli military in ‘calculated act of intimidation’

Over 400 volunteers have been detained in the notorious Ketziot prison in the Negev desert

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6 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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6 h. ago ‘Starting to be very afraid’: Italy’s Gaza protests raise pressure on Meloni

With strikes and demonstrations, intensifying Italian opposition to Israel’s war is challenging the PM’s stanceA piercing chorus of tooting horns and dockers shouting “we don’t want you” greeted an Israeli-owned container ship when it arrived in Livorno, a port city on the coast of Tuscany this week.For two days, the striking dockworkers stood their ground, refusing to unload and reload the ship’s cargo in a display of defiant solidarity for Palestinians and the Global Sumud flotilla attempting to bring aid to Gaza. The protest was a triumph and the ship, bound for the US and Canada, left. Continue reading...

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10 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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12 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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12 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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13 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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14 h. ago UK Government 'extremely concerned' for Scots detained over Gaza aid flotilla

Jim Hickey, Saddaqat Khan, Margaret Pancetta and Yvonne Ridley are among British nationals that were onboard the Global Sumud Flotilla.

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16 h. ago Gaza flotilla live: Greta Thunberg to be deported as protests break out in several countries

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

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20 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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22 h. 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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23 h. ago Hundreds rally in London in support of Gaza flotilla activists

Hundreds rally in London in support of Gaza flotilla activists  Anadolu Ajansı

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29 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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31 h. ago Gaza flotilla supporters outrageously compare Manchester stabbing to 'attack' on their boats by Israel and criticise Keir Starmer for condemning synagogue terrorism

At least two people were killed when a car was driven into a crowd and a man stabbed at around 9.30am this morning on Yom Kippur - the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

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32 h. ago Gaza flotilla organisers outrageously compare Manchester stabbing to 'attack' on their boats by Israel and criticise Keir Starmer for condemning synagogue terrorism

At least two people were killed when a car was driven into a crowd and a man stabbed at around 9.30am this morning on Yom Kippur - the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

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32 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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32 h. ago Four Scots on Gaza aid flotilla ‘kidnapped’ by Israel, Green co

Ross Greer called on the First Minister to demand the ‘immediate release’ of those onboard the vessels.

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32 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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33 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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33 h. ago Jet2 issues warning to passengers in France and Italy on October 2 and 3

It follows a travel warning issued by the UK Foreign Office

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