US EditionIsrael intercepts last Gaza flotilla boat, begins deportations
- Israel intercepted 39 of around 45 vessels from the Global Sumud Flotilla bound for Gaza and announced it will deport activists to Europe.
- The flotilla began its voyage last month to challenge Israel's naval blockade amid the ongoing Gaza war sparked by Hamas' October 7 attack.
- Israeli officials stated that none of the boats violated the blockade or entered a combat area, while Greek authorities reported that the passengers remained unharmed and that no violent incidents occurred.
- Turkey condemned the interception as 'an act of terrorism' and opened an investigation after arrests of Turkish citizens, while Spain, Italy, Colombia, and South Africa strongly criticized the interceptions and urged activists' release.
- The interceptions triggered protests, legal probes in Spain and South Africa, and increased global solidarity with Palestinians amid tensions over Israel's blockade of Gaza.
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Israel begins deporting Gaza flotilla activists after attack
Israel has started deporting activists who were on board a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla, while extremist Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir dubbed them as "terrorists" during a public rebuke of the pro-Palestine group, which has been widely condemned. More than 400 people from over 40 countries were rounded up when Israeli naval forces raided the Global Sumud Flotilla that was heading for Gaza in an attempt to break the Israeli siege and deliv…
Israel intercepts last Gaza flotilla boat, begins deportations
The Israeli military intercepted the last boat in an aid flotilla attempting to reach blockaded Gaza, a day after stopping most of the vessels and detaining some 450 activists including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg.
IDF intercepts last Gaza Sumud flotilla boat; Ben-Gvir mocks activists before deportation
The last boat, Marinette, had been trailing behind the other vessels and was still sailing toward Gaza early Friday, a day after the Israeli navy stormed 41 other boats in the flotilla and detained the activists. Over 200 activists have been transferred to the prison service, while four have been deported
Israel began this Friday the deportations of activists from the flotilla with humanitarian aid for Gaza, whose organizers pointed out that the last of their ships had been intercepted.
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