The Foreign Ministry has formally called on Israel to ensure the security of Greek citizens detained with other activists intercepted Monday off Cyprus in small boats trying to challenge Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza.

Israeli forces have begun intercepting the Global Sumud Flotilla near Cyprus after it left Turkey last week, as the Foreign Ministry accuses organizers of staging a Hamas-serving…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Israel's navy intercepted an activist flotilla in waters off of Cyprus on Monday, halting the group's latest effort to challenge a blockade of Gaza.