Greta Thunbergâs Gaza aid ship reaches Ashdod port in Israel - Live updates
Climate activist claims group onboard flotilla â??kidnappedâ?? while trying to delivery aid to besieged territory
Security âfailingsâ raised in parliament after peers âharassedâ at Gaza protest
Concerns have been raised at Westminster over security "failings" after reports of peers being jostled and harassed at a Gaza protest outside parliament.
Disabled members of the House of Lords were among those targeted during last Wednesday's demonstration, the upper chamber heard.
Responding, foreign minister Lord Collins of Highbury condemned such behaviour and said it was "not acceptable".
The protest coincided with calls in the Commons led by former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for an Iraq War-style inquiry into any UK involvement in the current Middle East conflict.
The Israeli offensive on the Palestinian territory was launched after Hamas carried out an attack in southern Israel on 7 October 2023. Around 1,200 people were killed during the attack and more than 250 were taken captive.
Israel's war has killed over 54,000 Palestinians in the enclave, according to the Gaza health ministry, and triggered a humanitarian crisis with warnings of famine in the face of Israel imposing restrictions on aid.
There have been a series of deadly shootings by Israeli soldiers reported in Gaza since the rollout of a new food distribution system, backed by Israel and run by mainly American contractors.
Namita Singh10 June 2025 04:29
Watch | Greta Thunberg 'kidnapped by Israeli forces' in international waters while carrying aid for Gaza Greta Thunberg 'kidnapped by Israeli forces' in international waters while carrying aid for GazaJabed Ahmed10 June 2025 04:00
An 18-year blockadeIsrael and Egypt have imposed varying degrees of a blockade on Gaza since Hamas seized power from rival Palestinian forces in 2007.
Israel says the blockade is needed to prevent Hamas from importing arms, while critics say it amounts to collective punishment of Gaza's Palestinian population.
Israel sealed off Gaza from all aid in the early days of the war ignited by the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, but later relented under US pressure.
In early March, shortly before Israel ended a ceasefire with Hamas, the country again blocked all imports, including food, fuel and medicine.
Jabed Ahmed10 June 2025 03:00
Why was the Madleen sailing to Gaza?The 12-person Madleen set sail for Gaza eight days ago from the port of Catania in Sicily.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), responsible for the boat, said the trip aimed âto break Israelâs more than 17-year illegal and inhumane blockade of the Gaza Stripâ.
The shipâs location was being monitored live by Forensic Architecture using a Garmin live tracker on board before that tracker was switched off when Israel intercepted the vessel.
Speaking aboard the Madleen last week, Ms Thunberg told Middle East Eye: âWe have promised ourselves and we have promised the Palestinian people to do everything we can.
âWhen our governments are failing us ⦠then it falls on us to step up and be the adults in the room.
âWe are just human beings, very concerned about whatâs happening, and do not accept what is going on.â
Jabed Ahmed10 June 2025 02:00
ICYMI | Convoy sets off for Gaza from North Africa to protest Israel's blockadeA convoy of buses and private cars have departed from Tunisia to Gaza as part of efforts to spotlight Israel's blockade on humanitarian aid to the territory.
The overland effort â organized independently but moved up to coincide with the flotilla â is made up of activists, lawyers and medical professionals from North Africa.
It plans to traverse Tunisia, Libya and Egypt before reaching Rafah, the border crossing with Egypt that has remained largely closed since Israelâs military took control of the Gaza side in May 2024.
(Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)The Tunisian civil society groups behind the convoy said their aim is to demand âthe immediate lifting of the unjust siege on the strip.â
They said that Arab governments havenât pushed enough to end the 20-month war between Israel and Hamas.
"This convoy speaks directly to our people in Gaza and says, âYou are not alone. We share your pain and suffering,â" Yahia Sarri, one of the convoy's Algerian organizers, wrote on social media.
The North African activists do not expect their convoy to be allowed into Gaza. Regardless, it provides âa message of challenge and will,â said Saher al-Masri, a Tunis-based Palestinian activist.
Jabed Ahmed10 June 2025 01:00
Watch | Israel reveals tunnel under Gaza hospital âwhere body of Hamas chief was foundâIsrael reveals tunnel under Gaza hospital âwhere body of Hamas chief was foundâIsrael has released footage of an underground tunnel beneath a hospital in Gaza where it claims it found the body of Mohammed Sinwar, the military leader of Hamas. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) shared a clip of the bunker online, stating that it was further proof that Hamas âhides behind their civilians and purposely embed themselves in civilian areas, such as hospitalsâ. Footage shows the sprawling infrastructure which consists of a long corridor and several rooms where the IDF claims to have found Sinwarâs body on Sunday (8 June). Israel said Sinwar was killed in a targeted air strike on 13 May, which the Hamas-run civil defence agency said killed 28 people and injured dozens. Hamas has not confirmed his death.
Jabed Ahmed9 June 2025 23:59
Bulletin | Greta Thunberg forced to watch October 7 footage after Israeli forces seize aid boatJabed Ahmed9 June 2025 22:59
How many times have sailors tried to break Israelâs naval blockade on Gaza?There have been at least eleven occasions when Israel has intercepted activists or pro-Palestinian militants attempting to break its blockade on Gaza, we can report.
Israelâs blockade on Gaza has been in place since late 2007.
The most significant incident happened in May 2010, when a six-boat flotilla was intercepted by the Israeli navy around 90 miles from Gaza. Nine people were killed after Israeli commandos opened fire on activists, having boarded the flagship vessel, the Mavi Marmara, Israel claims the activists began attacking the soldiers first. Neither account has been confirmed.
There were additional, major attempts by activists in July 2011, June 2015 and August 2018. The vessels were all boarded without incident by Israeli forces. Like the Madleen, several were taken to the Israeli port of Ashdod.
Several smaller efforts were also intercepted by Israel, largely in the two years between 2009 and 2011.
In March 2011, the Israelis intercepted a freighter called the Victoria in the Mediterranean with 50 tonnes of concealed weapons allegedly bound for Gaza.
Last month, two drones hit another vessel destined for Gaza while it was off the coast of Malta. It was run by the same organisation that manages the Madleen, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. The FFC claimed those drones were Israeli. Israel declined to comment.
Jabed Ahmed9 June 2025 22:14
Watch | Israel reveals tunnel under Gaza hospital 'body of Hamas military chief was found' Israel reveals tunnel under Gaza hospital 'body of Hamas military chief was found'Jabed Ahmed9 June 2025 21:44
An 18-year blockadeIsrael and Egypt have imposed varying degrees of a blockade on Gaza since Hamas seized power from rival Palestinian forces in 2007.
Israel says the blockade is needed to prevent Hamas from importing arms, while critics say it amounts to collective punishment of Gaza's Palestinian population.
Israel sealed off Gaza from all aid in the early days of the war ignited by the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, but later relented under US pressure.
In early March, shortly before Israel ended a ceasefire with Hamas, the country again blocked all imports, including food, fuel and medicine.
Jabed Ahmed9 June 2025 21:14
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