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A damaged apartment in a residential building is seen after an overnight Israeli strike in Gaza City, June 4, 2026. (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)
June 4, 2026, 9:35 pm
Senior Hamas officials killed in Gaza strikes, IDF says; 9 Palestinians reported dead
Military targets commanders in Hamas’s general security mechanism; Gaza medics report five members of same family killed
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla disembark a plane upon arriving at Istanbul Airport, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
May 22, 2026, 11:51 pm
Freed Gaza flotilla activists allege Israeli abuse including rape; Israel denies claims
Italian and German officials say they are probing allegations made by their citizens, including kidnapping and sexual assault, as EU members discuss imposing sanctions on Ben Gvir
By Reuters and ToI Staff
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, April 13, 2026. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP)
May 20, 2026, 1:20 pm
South Korea says Israel’s detention of flotilla activists ‘way out of line’
President Lee says citizens are detained for reasons not valid under international law, and ICC warrants against Netanyahu will be judged separately from Europe
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Demonstrators shout slogans on a boat ahead of the launch of a civilian flotilla bound for Gaza, aiming to break the Israeli blockade and deliver humanitarian aid, in Barcelona, Spain, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP/Emilio Morenatti)
September 12, 2025, 3:13 pm
With flotilla in spotlight, Israel seeks way to thwart activists without going overboard
As the Global Sumud Flotilla sails to Gaza, expert says Israel can convince it to turn back, intercept it carefully, or just let the boats into the Strip and avoid a media black eye
By Stav Levaton
Vessels of a civilian flotilla, carrying pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel activists, moored at Barcelona port on September 1, 2025, after being forced to return due to bad weather (Lluis GENE / AFP)
September 11, 2025, 11:47 am
Changing stance, Tunisia says Gaza aid flotilla targeted by ‘premeditated attack’
After second alleged drone strike, authorities indicate fires on two vessels were started deliberately, say they’re probing; national guard initially rejected claim of drone attack
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, center left, waves from a boat taking part in a civilian flotilla bound for Gaza, aiming to break the Israeli blockade on the Strip, in Barcelona, Spain, August 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
August 31, 2025, 8:40 pm
Flotilla departs Barcelona for Gaza in biggest attempt yet to break Israeli blockade
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg aboard, after she was deported from Israel in June after trying to reach Gaza aboard the sailboat Madleen
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Tunisians gather at a meeting point ahead of the departure of a land convoy to Gaza, in Tunis, Tunisia, June 9, 2025. (FETHI BELAID / AFP)
June 9, 2025, 10:29 pm
Tunisia activists launch overland Gaza-bound bus convoy to ‘break the siege’
Civil society groups say convoy a ‘symbolic act’ and not carrying aid; aims to drive up to Rafah border crossing, which has been largely shut since last year
By Agencies
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
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