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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 435

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In this Wednesday, April 15, 2020, photo made available by US Navy, Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessels sail close to US military ships in the Persian Gulf near Kuwait. (US Navy via AP)
September 2, 2022, 4:41 pm
Iran briefly seizes two US Navy drone vessels in Red Sea
State media says destroyer encountered several American military unmanned research ships on international shipping route and took control of them after two warning shots
By AFP
Illustrative: The 'Freedom,' a boat headed to the Gaza Strip in a flotilla defying Israel's blockade, July 2018 (screen capture: Press TV/Twitter)
July 29, 2018, 12:59 am
Seaborne activists challenge Gaza blockade
Three-vessel ‘Freedom Flotilla’ left Sicily on July 21; first boat could arrive as early as Sunday, will likely be intercepted by Israel
By AFP and ToI Staff
A ship prepares to set sail for Gaza as part of an attempt to bust the blockade on the territory, May 22, 2018 (Courtesy: International Committee for Breaking the Siege of Gaza)
July 23, 2018, 3:14 am
New flotilla set to leave Palermo in bid to break blockade on Gaza
2 months after embarking from Denmark, four boats carrying some 40 activists prepare for final 10-day leg
By ToI Staff
A ship prepares to set sail for Gaza as part of an attempt to bust the blockade on the territory, May 22, 2018 (Courtesy: International Committee for Breaking the Siege of Gaza)
May 22, 2018, 2:17 pm
New flotilla set to leave Denmark in bid to break blockade on Gaza
Two-month journey will see vessels stopping at European ports for activities in support of Palestinian ‘March of Return’
By Sue Surkes
A picture taken from the Israel-Gaza border shows smoke rising from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip following an Israeli military strike on October 5, 2016. (Jack Guez/AFP)
October 5, 2016, 2:04 pm
Air Force chief forms panel to probe deadly F-16 crash
Navigator lightly injured in incident; State Department upbraids Israel for ‘deeply troubling’ West Bank construction plans; jets bomb Hamas sites in Gaza following rocket attack on Israel
By Joshua Davidovich
The Zaytouna-Oliva, the boat attempting to break the Gaza blockade (YouTube screenshot)
October 5, 2016, 12:48 am
Boat of female activists set to attempt Gaza landing
Israeli officials say navy will intercept the Zaytouna-Oliva overnight and escort it to the Israeli port of Ashdod
By AFP and ToI Staff
The Marianne of Gothenburg, a Swedish-flagged trawler leading a flotilla of boats sailing for the Gaza Strip, June 2015. (YouTube/Ship to Gaza Sweden)
September 15, 2016, 5:22 pm
All-female flotilla sets out from Barcelona to Gaza
2 boats bear food, medicine, but group says it’s ‘mainly carrying a message of hope and solidarity’
By ToI Staff
A photograph released by the IDF shows the Swedish-owned, Finnish-flagged Estelle approaching the Gaza Strip on October 20, 2012 (photo credit: IDF Spokesperson/Flash90)
August 8, 2016, 1:35 pm
Swedes demand Israel repair ship seized en route to Gaza
Ship to Strip group gets battered boat back after lengthy legal battle; will now file claim for damages
By AFP
Likud lawmaker Yaron Mazuz in the Knesset, June 24, 2015 (screen capture: Channel 2)
July 29, 2015, 7:39 pm
Ethics panel reprimands deputy minister for ‘racist’ remarks
Knesset accuses Yaron Mazuz of undermining legitimacy of Arab citizens and ‘falsely representing’ government position
By Daniel Bernstein
MK Basel Ghattas from the Arab (Joint) List on board the Gaza-bound Marianne of Gothenburg ship, June 30, 2015 (screen capture: Channel 2)
July 1, 2015, 11:59 pm
Footage shows Israeli soldiers debating activists before boarding Gaza-bound boat
In video, officer heard reprimanding ex-Tunisian president and telling Arab MK ‘there is no shortage in Gaza’; MK earlier filmed sitting next to Hamas official
By Daniel Bernstein
MK Basel Ghattas from the Arab (Joint) List on board the Gaza-bound Marianne of Gothenburg ship, June 30, 2015 (screen capture: Channel 2)
June 30, 2015, 11:32 pm
Footage shows Israeli commandos intercepting Gaza-bound ship
Activists seen tasered; commando tells ex-Tunisian president that his flotilla supports a regime with same ideology as Sousse terrorist
By ToI Staff
US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz (L), US Secretary of State John Kerry (2-L) and US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman (3-L) meet with European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini (2- R) at a hotel in Vienna on June 28, 2015 (AFP PHOTO / POOL / Carlos Barria)
June 28, 2015, 1:34 pm
EU foreign affairs chief hails ‘good results’ in nuke talks
Iran, US confirm talks to miss June 30 deadline; officials says all parties planning to stay on in Vienna, as negotiations enter final stretch
By Marissa Newman
Palestinians hold their national flag during a rally to show support for activists aboard a flotilla heading for Gaza in a fresh bid to break Israel's blockade of the territory, in Gaza City, June 24, 2015. (AFP/Mahmud Hams)
June 27, 2015, 6:04 pm
Four-boat flotilla set to reach Gaza within days
Anti-blockade activists include Arab Israeli MK, ex-Tunisian president; say they won’t resort to violence if intercepted by Israel
By Tamar Pileggi
Labor MK Omer Bar-Lev speaks to the press outside of a session of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee in the Knesset on May 20, 2014 (Flash90)
June 25, 2015, 3:46 pm
MK demands probe into lawmaker’s call for revoking Arab MKs’ citizenship
Omer Bar-Lev wants Ethics Committee to investigate Likud politician’s ‘racist and dangerous’ remarks, but may have doomed his bid by publicizing it
By Judah Ari Gross
The navy intercepts a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea on May 31, 2010. (photo credit: AFP/Uriel Sinai/File/Pool)
June 21, 2015, 12:06 pm
Swedish ship sets sail from Italy in bid to break Gaza blockade
Ship loaded with solar panels and medical supplies to join two others in flotilla; pro-Palestinian activists aboard say no violence will be used
By ToI Staff
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