Activists say Israel has intercepted their Gaza aid flotilla near Crete, detaining crews - AP News

Activists say Israel has intercepted their Gaza aid flotilla near Crete, detaining crews  AP News

Israel intercepts Gaza flotilla near Crete and detains 175 activists

Pro-Palestinian activists say 22 boats carrying aid for Gaza were illegally intercepted in international waters near the Greek island.

Israel Intercepts Aid Flotilla Headed to Gaza

Activists said the Israeli military boarded and disabled their boats in international waters near Greece.

By Lynsey Chutel and Rawan Sheikh Ahmad

At least six Australian activists detained by Israel navy after Gaza flotilla boats intercepted

Spokesperson says just two out of 14 Australians remain in communication, after CCTV footage showed Israeli navy boarding vessels in international waters Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The family of a Newcastle man among at least six Australians onboard boats that were intercepted by Israeli navy personnel in international waters has issued a tearful plea for his safety and lashed out at the Australian government for not intervening. More than 50 boats set sail ...

By Caitlin Cassidy

Activists say Israel has intercepted their Gaza aid flotilla near Crete

Activists sailing on dozens of boats attempting to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip to deliver aid say Israeli forces intercepted them, detaining the crews while the flotilla was sailing near the Greek island of Crete.

By The Associated Press

Israel stops Gaza-bound aid flotilla in international waters

More than 20 ships were intercepted in a mission aimed at challenging the blockade of the Gaza Strip. Israel dismissed those on board as "attention-seeking agitators."

Israel intercepts Gaza aid flotilla in international waters off Greece, detaining dozens

Activists sailing on dozens of boats attempting to break Israel’s maritime blockade of the Gaza Strip to deliver humanitarian aid say Israeli forces intercepted them overnight Wednesday into Thursday, detaining the crews while the flotilla was sailing hundreds of kilometres from Gaza near the southern Greek island of Crete. The Global Sumud Flotilla set sail earlier this month from Barcelona. Organisers have said more than 70 boats and 1,000 people from around the world would be participating...

By Associated Press

Israel says intercepted 175 Gaza flotilla activists on 20 boats

Israel’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that Israeli forces had arrested about 175 activists aboard 20 ships from an aid-laden flotilla bound for Gaza. “Approximately 175 activists from more than 20 boats… are now making their way peacefully to Israel,” the ministry said in a statement, including a video of the activists aboard an Israeli navy ship. Israel controls all entry points to Gaza, and has been accused by the United Nations and foreign NGOs of strangling the flow of goods into the...

By none@none.com (AFPNews Desk)

Israel intercepts Gaza aid ships in international waters; flotilla includes boat with President Catherine Connolly’s sister

Israel has intercepted aid ships bound for Gaza in international waters near Greece, flotilla organisers said on Thursday, decrying the move as an "escalation of Israel's impunity".

Flotilla's legal team say 24 Italians among activists arrested (2)

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 30 - The Italian legal team of the Global Sumud Flotilla said Thursday that 24 of the activists arrested when the Israeli authorities intercepted 22 of the boats involved in the mission to get aid to Gaza overnight are Italian. In total 57 Italians are taking part in the mission. "It is extremely serious that activists detained 150 nautical miles from Crete and 600 miles from the coast of Gaza are being taken to Israel," the legal team said. The opposition Democratic Party ...

By ANSA

‘Apartheid without borders,’ says UN special rapporteur on Israel's interception of aid flotilla

Israeli navy intercepted vessels from the flotilla late Wednesday as they headed toward Gaza

By Anadolu Agency

Anwar slams Israeli ‘piracy’ as 10 Malaysians held in Gaza aid flotilla raid

KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 — The government is engaging and working closely with partner countries to secure the immed...

Israel arrests 175 Gaza flotilla activists in int'l waters off Greece

The Israeli military arrested some 175 activists from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla after intercepting it in international waters off Greece, the country's Foreign Ministry and th...