Gaza aid flotilla presses journey, accuses Israel of 'intimidation'
• Oct 1, 2025, 2:08 PM
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A flotilla bound for Gaza with aid for the war-battered Palestinian territory said on Wednesday that it would continue its course despite what it called "intimidation tactics" by the Israeli military. The flotilla of some 45 vessels carrying activists and politicians, including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg and Nelson Mandela's grandson Mandla Mandela, departed Spain last month with the aim of breaking the blockade on Gaza, where the UN has said there is a famine.
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• 1:40 PM
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The Global Sumud Flotilla, the latest humanitarian mission to try to breach Israel’s maritime blockade of Gaza, drew around 500 participants, including Greta Thunberg, from nearly 50 countries. Israeli forces began intercepted the mission in internationa
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Israel to deport intercepted flotilla activists, including Greta Thunberg, to Europe
• 1:11 AM
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Israel said it would begin deportation proceedings for the activists aboard vessels from the Gaza aid flotilla, with organisers saying Thursday that 39 of the flotilla's boats had been halted, leaving only one vessel still sailing towards Gaza. The activ
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Israeli navy intercepts several boats from Gaza aid flotilla
• 12:34 AM
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Israeli naval forces on Wednesday night intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza in a bid to break the Israeli blockade, according to activists. The flotilla with Greta Thunberg and several European lawmakers a
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