Shahidul Alam, the ‘media flotilla’ heading to Gaza with the country’s flag

Desk Report: Israel has seized all the ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla, an international aid flotilla sailing towards the famine-stricken Gaza Strip in Palestine. At the same time, the Benjamin Netanyahu government has placed all the rights activists on the flotilla, which set off from Barcelona, ​​Spain, in detention centers in southern Israel. It was believed that Drik’s managing director and photographer Shahidul Alam was also in the Israeli detention center with the rights activists. However, in a video message posted on his verified Facebook account on Friday (October…

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Global Sumud volunteers detained in Israel on hunger strike

Desk Report: Global Sumud volunteers detained in Israel on hunger strike The Global Peace Flotilla expeditioners detained in Israel have begun an indefinite hunger strike. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) Committee announced this in a statement on Friday. The expeditioners of the mission have begun an indefinite hunger strike to protest the detention of the ships of the Global Peace Flotilla mission and the crew and explorers by the Israeli Navy, the statement said. The 43 ships belonging to the ‘Global Peace Flotilla’ mission set sail from the port of…

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The message Shahidul Alam gave before the last ship of the flotilla was seized

Desk Report: Israel has seized all the ships of the international aid flotilla ‘Global Sumud Flotilla’ sailing towards Gaza in Palestine. However, another ship ‘Conscience’ is continuing its mission from a different location from those ships. Bangladeshi photographer and Drik Managing Director Shahidul Alam gave this information in a video message on Facebook on Friday afternoon. He is staying on the ship and is regularly updating. However, shortly after publishing his message, it was reported that the last ship of the Sumud Flotilla was also seized by Israeli forces. In…

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Israel seizes last Gaza-bound Sumud flotilla vessel

Desk Report: Israel seizes last Gaza-bound Sumud flotilla vessel Israeli forces have seized the only aid ship carrying aid to the besieged Gaza Strip in the Mediterranean Sea, the Marinet. The Global Sumud Flotilla was seen on live broadcast on Friday morning as Israeli forces forcibly boarded the ship. The Polish-flagged ship, the Marinet, was carrying a crew of six, Qatar-based media outlet Al Jazeera reported. It was the last operational ship of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which once consisted of 44 ships. The Global Sumud Flotilla is an organization…

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42,000 Palestinians have lost limbs in the Israeli aggression, a quarter of them children

Desk Report: Nearly 42,000 people have suffered life-changing injuries in the ongoing Israeli offensive in Gaza since October 7, 2023. Simply put, their body parts have been damaged in a way that will never return to normal. This sad information was revealed in a recent report by the World Health Organization. One in four of the injured is a child. At least 5,000 people have had their limbs severed. According to the report, more than 22,000 people have suffered serious injuries to their arms and legs that will never return…

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Relief ship fails to reach Gaza

Desk Report: Israel has seized almost all of the ships carrying aid from Europe to Gaza in Palestine. Israeli forces are detaining all the rights activists on these ships. On Thursday, protests broke out in various European countries, including France and Italy, due to Israel’s intervention. Protesters are strongly criticizing the government’s silence. Various countries have strongly condemned Israel’s intervention. The Palestinian independence organization Hamas took control of Gaza in 2007. Since then, the Gaza Strip has been under siege. Hamas last attacked Israel on October 7, 2023. Israel then…

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Israel kidnaps 443 volunteers from 47 countries: Global Peace Flotilla

Desk Report: Israel kidnaps 443 volunteers from 47 countries: Global Peace Flotilla The Global Sumud Flotilla has said that Israeli forces have illegally abducted at least 443 volunteers from 47 countries from international waters. At that time, water cannons were used and dirty water was sprayed on the workers on the ship. The detainees were deliberately cut off from communication. The Global Sumud Flotilla said this in a post on the social media Xe (formerly Twitter) on Thursday. The Sumud Flotilla said in a statement that the Israeli navy illegally…

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Sumud flotilla carrying aid to Gaza detained: Global outrage against Israel

Desk Report: Sumud flotilla carrying aid to Gaza detained: Global outrage against Israel Israel has blocked the Global Peace Flotilla, which was carrying more than 40 ships to Gaza. More than a hundred human rights activists on board have been detained. World leaders have been quick to react to the incident. At the same time, Palestinian activists have protested in cities around the world, including Istanbul, Athens, Buenos Aires, Rome, Berlin and Madrid, condemning Israel’s blocking of aid to the famine-stricken Gaza and its detention of human rights activists. Protests…

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How Israel violated international maritime law by intercepting the Global Navigation Flotilla

Desk Report: How Israel violated international maritime law by intercepting the Global Navigation Flotilla The Global Sea Flotilla, which set sail from Spain on August 31, is the largest maritime humanitarian mission to Gaza to date. It includes more than 50 ships and delegations from at least 44 countries, with the aim of challenging the Israeli naval blockade and delivering food and emergency aid to Gaza. But the massive fleet of more than 50 ships is now heading towards a highly risky area, where many past missions have been attacked…

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Israeli attacks continue on Sumud flotilla, detentions rise to 317

Desk Report: The Israeli navy has attacked the Global Sumud flotilla, an international aid flotilla heading to the Gaza Strip. At least 317 crew members have been detained, the flotilla’s organizers said on Thursday. Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency reported the information. The official flotilla tracker said the Israeli navy had attacked 21 ships. It is believed that 19 more ships were attacked. Four more ships are still sailing towards Gaza. However, Reuters reported that Israel had seized at least 39 ships. The tracker also said that Israeli forces had detained…

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