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Shahidul Alam’s ship has not been seized yet, he gave a video message

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Desk Report: Israel has announced that it has seized all but one of the ships carrying aid to Gaza. Then, Bangladeshi Shahidul Alam, who was on the flotilla, posted a video message on Facebook. In the video message on Facebook at around 7:30 pm on Thursday, he said that his physical condition had worsened. There were 44 ships in the flotilla called the ‘Global Sumud Flotilla’. Drik’s managing director and photographer Shahidul Alam sailed on a ship called ‘Consciousness’ in the flotilla. When the flotilla reached the area near Gaza…

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

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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

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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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British-Bangladeshi Ruhi Lauren Akhtar on the Gaza-bound Sumud flotilla

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Desk Report: Bangladeshi-born British human rights activist Ruhi Lauren Akhtar is on board the Global Sumud flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza. She is the founder and CEO of the humanitarian organization Refugee Biryani and Bananas. In her latest post on Facebook, she wrote, “Last night, aid ships carrying only food, baby milk and emergency supplies were intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters and the participants were kidnapped. This is a terrible violation, but it does not end here. The people of Gaza still need us.” Calling on the…

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Israeli attacks continue on Sumud flotilla, detentions rise to 317

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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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Israel seizes 39 vessels from Global Sumud flotilla

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Desk Report: Israeli forces have seized at least 39 boats from the Global Peace Flotilla, which was carrying foreign pro-Palestinian activists, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. Organizers said on Thursday that only one boat was still sailing towards the Palestinian coast. However, the main fleet had lost contact with that boat. Live video, verified by Reuters, showed Israeli soldiers wearing helmets and night vision goggles boarding the flotilla boats. The passengers were sitting in a crowded row, wearing life jackets and holding their hands up. A video released by…

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Spain, Brazil, Türkiye and Pakistan condemn Israel’s raid on Gaza-bound flotilla

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Desk Report: Spain, Brazil, Turkey and Pakistan have condemned the Israeli raid on the Global Relief Flotilla, which is carrying aid from around the world for the starving Palestinian people of Gaza. Israel has detained more than 12 ships in the flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea since Wednesday night. At the same time, the country has detained more than 200 human rights activists from 37 countries on the flotilla. Swedish human rights activist Greta Thunberg has also been detained by the Israelis. On Thursday morning, the flotilla’s live tracker reported…

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Al Jazeera Report / Trump’s vague Gaza proposal: War or no war, what will happen to the Palestinian state?

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Desk Report: US President Donald Trump‘s proposed Gaza ceasefire and what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is willing to accept may not deliver what Palestinians have long hoped for, analysts say. People on the ground may see the proposal as a welcome relief that Israel’s brutal offensive is coming to an end. But the offensive, which has been ongoing since October 7, 2023, has killed at least 66,055 people and injured 168,346. Analysts say that while Trump’s 20-point proposal promises to end the Israeli offensive, it does not actually deliver…

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Those who remain in Gaza City are ‘terrorists and supporters of terrorism’ – Israel warns

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Desk Report: Israel issued a final warning to residents of Gaza’s main city on Wednesday, warning those who want to leave the southern enclave to leave immediately. Those who do not will be considered terrorists. Meanwhile, Hamas is discussing US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the nearly two-year war. According to the British newspaper The Guardian, witnesses reported heavy bombardment in Gaza City. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that the army was tightening the siege around the city. Katz wrote on the social media X, “This is the…

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The Sumud flotilla continues, Israel detains more than 200 activists, including Greta Thunberg

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Desk Report: The Israeli navy has tried to stop the Global Sea Flotilla, which is trying to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza, from approaching the Mediterranean coast. However, a spokesman for the flotilla said that the journey is still ongoing. According to the Qatar-based media outlet Al-Jazeera, the Israeli navy has detained at least 200 workers from the international aid flotilla heading to Gaza. Among them is human rights activist Greta Thunberg. The report said that hundreds of workers from different countries around the world are traveling in more…

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