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Israel's foreign ministry shared a picture of Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, after Israeli forces intercepted the aid boat she was on
Israel to deport Gaza activists including Greta Thunberg
JERUSALEM — A group of activists – including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg – who were detained aboard a Gaza-bound aid boat, have been taken to a Tel Aviv airport for deportation, Israel said on Tuesday.The yacht carrying 12 people trying to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza was towed to the Israeli port city of Ashdod on Monday, after it was seized by Israeli forces in the early hours.Dismissing it as a "selfie yacht", Israel said the passengers had arrived at Ben Gurion Airport to return to their home countries."Those who refuse to sign deportation documents and leave Israel will be brought before a judicial authority," the Israeli foreign ministry said on X.The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), the activist group operating the vessel, said all campaigners were...
June 10, 2025

Israel to deport Gaza activists including Greta Thunberg

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said it handed out food aid without incident at two sites in southern and central Gaza on Monday
Palestinians say local gunmen and Israeli forces opened fire near Gaza aid site
GAZA — Palestinians in Gaza say they were fired on once again as they headed to one of the aid distribution centres run by the Israeli- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation on Monday.Witnesses said that for the first time they were fired on by Palestinian gunmen near the GHF site in the Tal al-Sultan area of Rafah, in the south. They also said Israeli troops fired on them.Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said six people were killed and 99 injured from areas designated for aid collection.The Israeli military said it was looking into the reports.The GHF said the Tal al-Sultan site did not open on Monday and that there were no incidents at two other sites which did hand out aid.It comes days after Israel's prime minister acknowledged that it was arming Palestinian clans in...
June 10, 2025

Palestinians say local gunmen and Israeli forces opened fire near Gaza aid site

Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib attends the inauguration ceremony of the 6th term of the Assembly of Experts in Tehran,
Iran says it obtained Israel's nuclear secrets without providing proof
TEHRAN — Iran claims it has obtained a large batch of information on Israel’s nuclear program, its intelligence minister said on Sunday, without providing any evidence to support it.Speaking to Iranian state television after a cabinet meeting, Esmail Khatib said the Intelligence Ministry had acquired “an important treasury of strategic, operational and scientific intelligence” from Israel, which he said had been “transferred into the country with God’s help.”Khatib alleged that thousands of documents had been seized, including information related to Europe, the US and other individual countries, though he did not explain how the intelligence was obtained.Khatib, a Shiite cleric who was sanctioned by the US Treasury in 2022 for his alleged involvement in cyber espionage, said...
June 09, 2025

Iran says it obtained Israel's nuclear secrets without providing proof

This handout image from Israel's foreign ministry shows Freedom Flotilla Coalition aid activists, including Greta Thunberg in the green hat, after their vessel was boarded by the Israeli military
Israel intercepts Gaza-bound aid ship, detaining Greta Thunberg and other activists
JERUSALEM — Israel has intercepted a Gaza-bound aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg and other prominent activists, detaining those onboard and taking them to Israel.The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) said the Israeli military had “attacked” and “unlawfully boarded” the “Madleen,” which was attempting to deliver aid to Gaza – where more than 600 days of war, and an 11-week Israeli blockade of all aid, has pushed the enclave’s 2.1 million people deeper into a hunger crisis.Climate activist Thunberg and Rima Hassan – a French member of the European Parliament – are among those on the “Madleen.”“(The vessel) is safely making its way to the shores of Israel. The passengers are expected to return to their home countries,” Israel’s Foreign Ministry said in a post on...
June 09, 2025

Israel intercepts Gaza-bound aid ship, detaining Greta Thunberg and other activists

A photo posted on Telegram purportedly showing activists with their hands up on board the Madleen
Activists say Israeli troops have boarded aid ship
JERUSALEM — Activists say Israeli troops have boarded a yacht trying to bring humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, in defiance of an Israeli naval blockade."Connection has been lost" on the Madleen, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) campaign group said on the Telegram app.It posted a photo showing people in life jackets sitting with their hands up.Appearing to confirm that the ship had been boarded, Israel's foreign ministry said the yacht was "safely making its way to the shores of Israel" and its passengers were "expected to return to their home countries".Climate activist Greta Thunberg is among those aboard the vessel, which was reported to be off the Egyptian coast.Israel says its blockade is necessary to prevent weapons from reaching Hamas...
June 09, 2025

Activists say Israeli troops have boarded aid ship

The Israeli military released a video in December 2023 that it said showed Mohammed Sinwar being driven through a Hamas underground tunnel
Israel says Hamas Gaza chief Sinwar's body identified
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military has said it has located and identified the body of Mohammed Sinwar, the military leader of the Palestinian armed group Hamas in Gaza.His body was discovered in a tunnel underneath the European Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday.It said it had verified the body's identity through DNA checks — though Hamas has not publicly confirmed his death.Sinwar, 49, was killed in an air strike on 13 May, which the Hamas-run civil defense agency said killed 28 people and injured dozens.Sinwar's body was found alongside that of Mohammad Sabaneh, the commander of Hamas's Rafah Brigade, the IDF said.It added that "several items belonging to Sinwar and Sabaneh were located, along with additional...
June 09, 2025

Israel says Hamas Gaza chief Sinwar's body identified

Climate activist Greta Thunberg boards the Madleen boat before setting sail for Gaza along with activists of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition Catania, Italy, June 1, 2025
Israel’s defense minister vows to prevent aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg reaching Gaza
JERUSALEM — Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday that Israel wouldn't allow anyone to break its naval blockade of the Palestinian territory, which he said was aimed at preventing Hamas from importing arms.In a post on X Katz announced that he has instructed the Israeli Defense Force "to act to prevent the Madleen hate flotilla" from reaching the strip's coast: "You should turn back -- because you will not reach Gaza."Thunberg is among 12 activists aboard the Madleen, which is operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. The vessel departed Sicily last Sunday on a mission that aims to break the sea blockade of Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid, while raising awareness over the growing humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave.The activists had said...
June 08, 2025

Israel’s defense minister vows to prevent aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg reaching Gaza

Demonstration for an end to the war in Gaza organised in Rome
Tens of thousands gather in Rome for demonstration against the war in Gaza
ROME — The march, organised in Rome by the opposition forces Partito Democratico (Democratic Party), Movimento 5 Stelle (M5s) and Alleanza Verdi Sinistra Italiana (Avs), started from Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II and finished before the basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano.Tens of thousands of people, according to the organizers, marched waving Palestine, peace and party flags and anti-war placards. But a number of Israel and peace flags with the Star of David in the center could also be seen.The banner reading "Gaza stop the massacre. Enough complicity" opened the procession, behind a stream of people arriving from all over Italy. According to the local authorities, at least ten thousand people lined the streets of Rome, and thousands more were in the square where the procession...
June 08, 2025

Tens of thousands gather in Rome for demonstration against the war in Gaza

Palestinians wait in line to receive hot meals distributed by charity organizations while Israel's destructive attacks continue on 7 June, 2025
Six killed by Israeli gunfire near Gaza aid site, Hamas officials say
JERUSALEM — Six Palestinians have been killed and several others wounded by Israeli gunfire in the latest deadly incident close to an aid distribution center in southern Gaza, the Hamas-run Civil Defense agency says.People had gathered to collect food supplies on Saturday morning when the shooting started, a spokesman for the agency said. Reports quoting an eyewitness said the Israelis opened fire when people tried to advance toward the site.The Israeli military said it fired warning shots at suspects who approached them in a threatening manner.Dozens of Palestinians have been killed and hundreds injured trying to get to the distribution center this week.The US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) which runs the centre says it has paused its operations to deal with...
June 08, 2025

Six killed by Israeli gunfire near Gaza aid site, Hamas officials say

Nattapong Pinta, seen in this undated photo
Thai hostage recovered from southern Gaza in military operation
JERUSALEM — The body of a Thai hostage, Nattapong Pinta, who was abducted alive during the October 7 attacks was recovered from southern Gaza in a military operation on Friday, according to a statement from the Israeli military and the Shin Bet security service.The announcement comes just days after Israel recovered the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages from Gaza.Pinta, 35, was taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel where he had been working in agriculture, according to an Israeli military official, who said it is estimated that he was killed during the first months of captivity. Pinta was a husband and father working in Israel to support his family in Thailand, the official said.“We will not rest until all the hostages, living and deceased, are returned home,” Defense...
June 07, 2025

Thai hostage recovered from southern Gaza in military operation

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