Israeli naval forces intercepted an activist flotilla in international waters off the coast of Cyprus on Monday, thwarting an effort to challenge the naval blockade of Gaza. The flotilla aimed to draw ...

Israel said the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) was carrying plenty of activists, but no aid. The flotilla, which consisted of 40 vessels, was intercepted on Thursday during Yom Kippur, the holiest day on ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Earlier this fall, hundreds of activists from all over the world crowded onto several ...

Organisers of a Gaza-bound flotilla say they have been intercepted by the Israeli navy. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been pictured watching the interception operation. One ...

The Israeli Navy intercepted the latest flotilla attempting to break the maritime blockade around the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and took Greta Thunberg and other activists into custody. Footage from the ...

The Israeli navy intercepted an aid flotilla with dozens of boats attempting to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza on Wednesday night into Thursday, detaining over 20 flotilla ships and 175 activists. The ...

A flotilla carrying aid to Gaza said dozens of its ships were still "sailing strong" towards the war-battered Palestinian territory on Thursday despite an interception by Israeli naval forces. The ...

Israel is preparing to intercept another boatload of activists who are attempting to sail to Gaza to deliver aid to the Palestinians besieged by war there. The interception is expected to take place ...