Category: 2. Palestine

Contact has been lost with all but two of the over 40 vessels participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla’s humanitarian mission to break the siege on Gaza, organized by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition.

As of this writing, the

Protesters in cities around the world have condemned Israel’s interception of the humanitarian flotilla bound for Gaza and the detention of activists in international waters.

Videos show Israeli forces intercepting several aid boats in international waters and detaining activists onboard. They had been part of the Global Sumud Flotilla attempting to break Israel’s illegal siege on Gaza.

Two people have died and three are in a serious condition after a car was driven into pedestrians and a man was stabbed close to a synagogue in Manchester in northwest England, United Kingdom, on Thursday, according to British police.

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