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(MENAFN) The government of Italy has formally summoned the Israeli ambassador to protest the handling of activists involved in a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla and called for the immediate release of Italian nationals still in detention,...

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(MENAFN) Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has formally called on the European Union to impose targeted sanctions against Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir following his conduct toward detained Global Sumud Flotilla...

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(MENAFN) All activists detained in connection with the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla and the Freedom Flotilla Coalition have been released from detention in Israel ahead of deportation, according to a statement from a rights organization.

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(MENAFN) Maria Malmer Stenergard has strongly criticized the treatment of activists detained after a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla was intercepted, describing the reported actions against them as “indefensible.” Her comments followed reports...

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(MENAFN) Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand announced Wednesday that Canada would summon the Israeli ambassador, issuing a sharp condemnation of Israeli officials' treatment of detained activists aboard the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla....

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(MENAFN) Italy moved swiftly Wednesday to summon the Israeli ambassador following the seizure of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, with senior government officials condemning the treatment of activists — including numerous Italian nationals — as flatly...

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(MENAFN) Canada has urged Israel to ensure the protection of its citizens following the interception of a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla, after the country’s prime minister strongly criticized what he described as “abominable” treatment of...

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(MENAFN) All detained members of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla and Freedom Flotilla Coalition have been freed from Israel's Ktziot prison and are being processed for deportation, Israeli rights organization Adalah confirmed Thursday.

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(MENAFN) The European Union has strongly criticized the treatment of activists from the Sumud humanitarian flotilla following their detention by Israeli authorities, calling the reported conduct “completely unacceptable.” According to reports, the...

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(MENAFN) Israeli forces have intercepted at least 39 of 51 vessels belonging to the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying humanitarian aid bound for Gaza, according to the operation's organizers.

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(MENAFN) Finland has said it will seek an official explanation from Israel following concerns over the treatment of activists detained during the interception of a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla.

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(MENAFN) Poland has called for accountability and “justice” after concerns were raised over the treatment of Polish nationals detained during an attempt to reach Gaza by sea, following the circulation of footage linked to their detention by...

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(MENAFN) Romania has criticized the treatment of activists detained from the Global Sumud flotilla, describing the conduct toward participants as “unacceptable,” according to reports.

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(MENAFN) The European Union on Monday denounced Israel’s recent approval of measures intended to expand its control in the occupied West Bank. "European Union condemns recent decisions by Israel's Security Cabinet to expand Israeli control in the...

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(MENAFN) A rival administration in eastern Libya has announced that only Libyan and Egyptian nationals will be permitted to continue travel through its territory as part of a Gaza-bound humanitarian convoy, according to reports on Tuesday.

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(MENAFN) Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday strongly criticized Israel’s attack on the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, saying the international community must not “continue to bow to oppression.” According to reports, Anwar said...

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(MENAFN) Eighty-seven activists seized from the Global Sumud Flotilla have launched a hunger strike inside Israeli detention, demanding their immediate release and expressing solidarity with Palestinian prisoners, the flotilla announced Tuesday....

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(MENAFN) Thousands of demonstrators gathered in parts of Europe on Monday, including in Italy and Greece, to protest Israel’s attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla, an international humanitarian mission attempting to break the blockade on Gaza and...

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(MENAFN) A South Korean activist is believed to have been detained after Israeli naval forces intercepted the Gaza-bound Global Sumud aid flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea, according to reports citing news agency and a civic organization.

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(MENAFN) Dozens of displaced Palestinians gathered outside a World Central Kitchen distribution site in central Gaza to protest reductions in hot meal assistance, warning that the cuts could push vulnerable families back toward famine-like...