Israel deports 171 people, including Greta Thunberg, to Greece and Slovakia

Desk Report: Israel deports 171 people, including Greta Thunberg, to Greece and Slovakia Israel has returned 171 people, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, who were detained by Israeli forces while delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza to Greece and Slovakia. Israel claims that the detainees’ legal rights were upheld. According to the BBC report, the flotilla detained by Israeli forces last week consisted of more than 40 civilian boats. In total, there were about 470 people on board. The flotilla was called the ‘Global Peace Flotilla’. Israel’s Foreign Ministry called…

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

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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Israel seizes 39 vessels from Global Sumud flotilla

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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