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ROME -- Some of the activists detained while trying to reach Gaza by sea have returned to their home countries to describe abuse and humiliation at the hands of Israeli guards. Some 450 activists were ...

For Italy’s center-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the Global Sumud Flotilla has become a tempestuous issue that threatens to unmoor her government. For weeks, the flotilla — comprising more than ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Protesters on L.A.'s Westside shut down Wilshire Boulevard on Thursday after Israeli forces intercepted boats from an international flotilla trying to break Israel's sea blockade ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Activists taking part in a flotilla seeking to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza said Wednesday that some of their boats were attacked by drones overnight while sailing south of ...

The Global Sumud Flotilla carrying aid to the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip has been forced to turn back due to poor weather, according to a statement by the group and sources travelling with the ...

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey has joined Spain, Italy and Greece in monitoring an international flotilla carrying aid for Gaza thatwas sailing east across the Mediterranean Sea on Monday despite warnings ...