Tag: Freedom Flotilla

Freedom Flotilla Denounces That Its Ship Handala Has Been Intercepted by Israel
The Freedom Flotilla reported that the Israeli army intercepted its ship Handala at midnight between Saturday and Sunday while it was sailing towards Gaza with the aim of breaking the Israeli blockade and delivering humanitarian aid. RELATED: Handala Freedom Flotilla Nears Gaza Under Israeli Drone Surveillance “The Handala has been intercepted by the Israeli occupation […]
July 26, 2025

Handala Freedom Flotilla Nears Gaza Under Israeli Drone Surveillance
The aid ship “Handala”, representing a multinational initiative to challenge the Israeli blockade of Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid to a population facing famine, reported on Thursday a disruption in communications that lasted nearly two hours, during which drones were observed nearby. Despite the interruption, the vessel—part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition—regained contact and continues […]
July 26, 2025

Activist Thiago Avila Returns to Brazil After Being Held by Israel
He was aboard the Madleen when Israeli forces arbitrarily boarded the humanitarian vessel in international waters. On Friday, activist Thiago Avila returned to Brazil after being kidnapped by Israel since Monday while participating in a humanitarian mission to Gaza. RELATED: Eight Freedom Flotilla Activists Remain Prisoners in Israel On June 9, the sailboat Madleen, part […]
June 13, 2025

Israel detains and deports Gaza aid flotilla activists amid international legal outcry
Twelve Gaza-bound activists, including Greta Thunberg, were detained by Israel in international waters. Four were deported; eight remain jailed. Legal groups call it a violation of international law.
June 12, 2025

Eight Freedom Flotilla Activists Remain Prisoners in Israel
Omar Faiad, Baptiste Andre, Greta Thunberg, and Sergio Toribio agreed to immediate deportation. Eight of the 12 passengers aboard the Freedom Flotilla’s ship Madleen, intercepted by the Israeli military in international waters on Monday, will appear before an Israeli judge on Wednesday to determine their possible deportation. RELATED: Venezuela Condemns Israeli Attack on Gaza Aid […]
June 10, 2025

The Israeli Interception of the Freedom Flotilla is Illegal: Loubna Tuma
What Israel does is based on a political, not a legal, point of view, the FFC lawyer stated. On Monday, the Freedom Flotilla’s legal team denounced the interception of the 12 activists aboard the Madleen boat as illegal, as it occurred in international waters. RELATED: Sea Rescue NGOs Demand the Release of the Freedom Flotilla […]
June 9, 2025

Sea Rescue NGOs Demand the Release of the Freedom Flotilla
The Madleen crew was kidnapped by the Israeli army for carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, Sea Watch pointed out. On Monday, several European humanitarian organizations urged the immediate release of the crew members and activists aboard the Madleen, a Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) ship en route to Gaza with humanitarian aid. RELATED: CODEPINK Demands the […]
June 9, 2025

CODEPINK Demands the Release of the Freedom Flotilla Activists
The Zionist operation took place in international waters and in blatant violation of international humanitarian laws. Early Monday morning, Israeli occupation forces kidnapped pro-Palestinian activists traveling aboard the British-flagged Madleen, part of the Freedom Flotilla coalition, carrying humanitarian aid bound for Gaza. RELATED: Palestinian Resistance Groups Condemn Israeli Attack on the Freedom Flotilla This Zionist […]
June 9, 2025

Palestinian Resistance Groups Condemn Israeli Attack on the Freedom Flotilla
The military operation against the Madleen is part of Israel’s genocidal actions against Gaza. In the early hours of Monday, the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas condemned the assault on the Madleen, a humanitarian vessel of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), adding that its seizure constitutes an act of “organized state terrorism.” RELATED: Israel Intercepts Freedom […]
June 9, 2025

Israel Hinders Arrival of ‘The Freedom Flotilla’ to Gaza
On Thursday, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, an international initiative to send humanitarian aid directly to Gaza, denounced that Israel is exerting pressure to prevent its ships from sailing to the Palestinian territory. RELATED: Palestine Thanks Colombia for Breaking Relations With Israel “Israel prevented the departure from Istanbul of the Flotilla ships with hundreds of human […]