Israel’s defence minister has ordered the military to stop an aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg from reaching Gaza.
Israel's Defence Minister, Israel Katz, has ordered the military to block an aid boat headed for Gaza, carrying 12 activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg.
The ship, Madleen, was launched by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition and is en route to Gaza with humanitarian aid, as the Palestinian enclave faces severe food shortages due to Israel’s months-long blockade.
Israeli media report that the Navy plans to intercept the vessel as far from Gaza’s coast as possible to allow the crew time to turn back.
Officials say the boat will be boarded by commandos and taken to Ashdod port if it refuses to turn around.
At least 31 people have died near a southern Gaza aid distribution site, with conflicting accounts from Palestinian officials, the Israeli military, and aid groups over what caused the bloodshed.
Gaza’s food production is collapsing, with more than 80% of farmland damaged and most green houses destroyed according to the FAO of the United Nations. Its new report says, nearly the entire population faces severe food insecurity, prompting urgent calls for humanitarian aid to prevent famine.
A humanitarian vessel en route to Gaza was struck by drones in international waters near Malta, as its operators accuse Israel of the attack.
The World Food Programme has warned that its food supplies in Gaza have run out, leaving hundreds of thousands at risk as charity kitchens face imminent shutdown.
Millions in Myanmar are still reeling from the aftermath of one of the strongest earthquakes in a century, as aid agencies navigate complex challenges to reach those in urgent need of assistance.
A plane carrying 20 people has crashed in Tennessee, injuring six people but causing no deaths.
Israel’s military says it has identified the body of top Hamas commander Mohammed Sinwar beneath a hospital in southern Gaza.
Russia says its troops have entered the Dnipropetrovsk region for the first time, but Ukrainian officials reject the claim.
A powerful earthquake has hit Colombia, with authorities reporting no immediate casualties and ongoing assessments in several areas.
Israel’s defence minister has ordered the military to stop an aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg from reaching Gaza.
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Presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay is in critical condition after being shot three times — including twice in the head — during a campaign event in Bogotá.
A 30-year-old woman was shot by police in Munich on Saturday evening after stabbing two people at Theresienwiese, a central park best known for hosting Oktoberfest.
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has confirmed it carried out a third targeted attack against the Crimean Bridge, also known as the Kerch Bridge, early Tuesday morning, marking a new escalation in the ongoing conflict with Russia.
A strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture early Monday, causing no reported injuries or damage, and no tsunami warning was issued, officials confirmed.
A plane carrying 20 people has crashed in Tennessee, injuring six people but causing no deaths.
Israel’s military says it has identified the body of top Hamas commander Mohammed Sinwar beneath a hospital in southern Gaza.
Russia says its troops have entered the Dnipropetrovsk region for the first time, but Ukrainian officials reject the claim.
A powerful earthquake has hit Colombia, with authorities reporting no immediate casualties and ongoing assessments in several areas.
National Guard troops have been sent to Los Angeles after protests erupted over immigration arrests.
A plane carrying 20 people has crashed in Tennessee, injuring six people but causing no deaths.
Israel’s military says it has identified the body of top Hamas commander Mohammed Sinwar beneath a hospital in southern Gaza.
Russia says its troops have entered the Dnipropetrovsk region for the first time, but Ukrainian officials reject the claim.
A powerful earthquake has hit Colombia, with authorities reporting no immediate casualties and ongoing assessments in several areas.
Israel’s defence minister has ordered the military to stop an aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg from reaching Gaza.
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