Israel, Gaza and Freedom Flotilla
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Israeli special forces have raided a new “freedom flotilla” boat trying to deliver food and baby formula to Gaza.
Israeli rights group says Handala 'unlawfully intercepted' in international waters, its lawyers meeting with 19 of ship's crew of 21, while two Israeli activists transferred to police
Greta Thunberg Gaza flotilla latest: Climate campaigner breaks silence after landing in Paris following deportation by Israel - Greta Thunberg says the world ‘needs more angry young women ...
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) announced Thursday that it has lost contact with the "Handala," a ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza as part of the group's mission to break Israel's blockade. “All communications with the Handala's crew have been jammed,” the coalition said in a statement posted on its official Telegram channel.
Seven out of the 21 volunteers aboard the Handala are U.S. citizens, including our guest, the Palestinian American human rights attorney Huwaida Arraf. Arraf has participated in Freedom Flotilla missions for over a decade.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition said three activists, including Thunberg, had been deported along with a journalist. It said it had encouraged some of the group to do this so they could speak ...
Greta Thunberg was deported after Israeli forces seized a Gaza-bound ship she was on, the Madleen, 125 miles off the coast.Thunberg called the operation "chaotic" and said activists aimed to ...
(Reuters) – A ship carrying activists to Gaza prepared to set sail from Italy’s Gallipoli port on Sunday in order to try and break the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip once more. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC)'s "Handala" carrying civilian activists including lawyers, doctors and journalists was later seen departing Gallipoli toward Gaza.