JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli navy soldiers boarded vessels and detained dozens of activists aboard a flotilla attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza, but 12 hours after the military began intercepting the vessels, several boats continued sailing and were nearing the besieged territory on Thursday, activists said. Supporters of the flotilla took to the streets…
Greta Thunberg has been detained after the Israeli military (IDF) intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla as it approached Gaza‘s coast on Wednesday evening. A spokesperson for the flotilla told Newsweek that “more than 90 participants, including Greta, have been abducted by the Israeli military forces.” None of the detained activists has been released, and no…
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained by the Israeli forces while she, along with several others, on board a flotilla sailing towards Gaza were intercepted as they approached the besieged Palestinian territory. A screengrab from a video shows Swedish activist Greta Thunberg sitting next to a person wearing tactical gear, as vessels of the…
(Reuters) -The international flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza said unidentified vessels approached some of its boats before dawn on Wednesday as it got closer to a zone where Israel has imposed a naval blockade on the war-stricken strip. The Global Sumud Flotilla consists of more than 40 civilian boats carrying about 500 people,…
Celebrity sisters, a rapper and an actress are among the 34 Malaysians sailing with a seaborne mission seeking to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza and deliver urgent aid to the besieged Palestinian enclave. The Global Sumud Flotilla, which set sail in August, aims to spotlight conditions in a territory where more than 65,000 people have…
By Enas Alashray and Tarek Amara (Reuters) – The Global Sumud Flotilla for Gaza said on Tuesday that one of its main boats was struck by a drone in Tunisian waters, though all six passengers and crew are safe. Tunisian authorities said the explosion originated inside the vessel, and Tunisia’s National Guard spokesperson told Mosaique…
A flotilla carrying actress Susan Sarandon, activist Greta Thunberg and others departed from Barcelona for the Gaza Strip on Sunday with humanitarian aid on board. The Global Sumud Flotilla will try to break the Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territory and bring humanitarian aid, food, water and medicine to Gaza as Israel steps up its…
ROME (AP) — Hard-right commentators, politicians and activists in Europe have uncovered a secret to expanding their influence: engaging with Elon Musk. Take the German politician from a party whose own domestic intelligence agency has designated as extremist. Her daily audience on X surged from 230,000 to 2.2 million on days Musk interacted with her…
The country that invented “flight shaming”, a concept championed by climate activist Greta Thunberg, has scrapped its air tax in a bid to boost its ailing economy. As of July 1, Sweden has dropped the levy of 76–517 kroner (£5.50–£37.40) per passenger per flight, an eco measure introduced by the centre-left government in 2018. The…
US vice president JD Vance drew flake after he compared Elon Musk with Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, dismissing allegations of election interference, immigration, free speech, and populism at the Munich Security Conference on Friday.“If American democracy can survive 10 years of Greta Thunberg’s scolding, you guys can survive a few months of Elon Musk,”…