DUBAI: International leaders have strongly criticized Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a convoy of around 45 vessels carrying humanitarian aid and activists attempting to reach Gaza, where the United Nations has warned of famine conditions. Israeli naval forces began intercepting the ships on Wednesday, citing the waters as part of its blockade. By Thursday, at least 39 vessels had been intercepted or were assumed to have been intercepted, according to the flotilla’s tracking system.

The Global Sumud Flotilla says its fleet of over 50 ships has entered the ‘high-risk zone.’

ROME/ATHENS: Israeli forces boarded several boats with foreign activists carrying aid to Gaza and took them to an Israeli port on Wednesday, disrupting a protest that had become…

The Israeli military "aggressively circled" a flotilla of boats attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Vessels carrying about 500 activists including Greta Thunberg intercepted about 75 miles off coast of war-torn territory

Acitivists aboard the 45-vessel convoy say Israeli naval forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla as it tried to deliver aid to Gaza and challenge Israel's blockade.

Activists on board Global Sumud Flotilla report interceptions after Israeli vessels approached.

The international flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza said early on Thursday that Israeli navy forces were using "active aggression" on their fleet.

At least six ships have been boarded by the Israeli navy so far and more interceptions are expected to take place.

Israel also arrested activists on board the vessels carrying aid to Palestinians, sparking worldwide protests against the attacks and the aid blockade.

Global Sumud Flotilla had been pressing forward with its mission to break Israel's siege of Gaza.

Global condemnation after Israel illegally detains activist boats headed to starved Gaza to break deadly blockade.

Israeli forces intercepted at least 13 boats of a humanitarian flotilla heading for Gaza on Wednesday, attracting international concern and condemnation.

Organisers said the interception was ‘illegal’, claiming the ships were in international waters while carrying vital aid to the enclave.

Unable to stop all of the nearly 45 boats heading toward the Palestinian enclave, Israel boarded about 20 of them. The Global Sumud Flotilla, seeking to 'break the blockade' of…

DUBAI: International leaders have strongly criticized Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a convoy of around 45 vessels carrying humanitarian aid and activists…

PARIS: Protesters around the world Thursday railed at Israel’s interception of a flotilla carrying aid for Gaza’s besieged Palestinians, urging greater sanctions in response. From…

LONDON: Just after sundown on Oct. 1, Israeli naval forces surrounded the largest activist flotilla yet to challenge the blockade of the Gaza Strip. Within hours, most of the 44…