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Activists detained as Israeli military intercepts Gaza-bound aid ships
JERUSALEM -- The Israeli military has intercepted dozens of boats sailing as part of an aid flotilla towards Gaza, detaining hundreds of passengers including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, organizers said, and triggering global...

Global Sumud Flotilla: Latest Bid To Break Gaza Blockade Drew Activists From Across the World
Israeli forces have intercepted an international flotilla carrying activists seeking to break Israel’s blockade of the Palestinian territory, and have detained dozens of people. The Global Sumud Flotilla, which was carrying a symbolic amount of...

Tunisians remember the Israeli strike that bound their fate with Palestinians 40 years ago
HAMMAM CHOTT, Tunisia (AP) — Jamel Bahrini remembers the smell of dust and blood that clung to the air when he arrived at the scene of the strike in Tunisia ‘s capital 40 years ago, among hundreds of other first responders. Israeli warplanes had...
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Arrival Of Samud Flotilla In Gaza -- Crowd Gathered On Tunisia Beach To Support Them Passing By
Does a video show a crowd on a beach in Gaza who came to greet the arriving Samud Flotilla? No, that's not true: The crowd in the video gathered on Sidi Bou Said beach near Tunis, which is 1,400 miles across the Mediterranean Sea from Gaza. The...

Israeli Attack on the Flotilla of Soumoud to Gaza: Tunisian Parliament Mobilizes (Video)
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp On Wednesday evening, Israeli occupation forces attacked several ships of the “Flotilla of Soumoud”, a humanitarian convoy aiming to break the Gaza blockade. This attack led to the arrest of dozens of activists,...

Calls Intensify for Release of Activists Detained on Gaza-Bound Humanitarian Flotilla
NEWS Some vessels from the Global Sumud Flotilla, seized during Israeli military operations, were brought to the port of Ashdod, Israel, on October 02, 2025. by Saeed Qaq/Anadolu via Getty Images South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has...

Netanyahu praises navy after 400 Gaza flotilla activists held for deportation
An Israeli official said more than 400 activists aboard 41 vessels were detained. “In an operation that lasted roughly 12 hours, Israeli navy personnel foiled a large-scale incursion attempt by hundreds of individuals aboard 41 vessels that had...

Israel to deport Gaza flotilla activists – including Mandla Mandela
Israel said on Thursday it will deport pro-Palestinian activists on an aid flotilla intercepted at sea as they headed towards Gaza, adding that none of the vessels had successfully breached its maritime blockade. The Global Sumud Flotilla of...

What Drives Tunisian Expats to Return Home?
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The 2024 general census reveals that 20,683 Tunisians returned from abroad between 2019 and 2024, with nearly 65% coming from Europe, predominantly from France. Return migration mainly involves adults aged 25 to...
Greta Thunberg among Activists detained as Israeli military intercepts Gaza-bound aid ship
Swedish climate activist, Greta Thunberg and other passengers aboard a fleet of Gaza-bound aid ships have been detained by the Israeli military and are facing deportation after more than a dozen vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) were...

Three Mallorcans and two Menorcans among 65 Spanish activists in the Gaza aid flotilla
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has located 65 Spanish activists who were participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla heading for Gaza, including three Mallorcans and two Menorcans, and, according to the organisers of the initiative, at least 40 of...

Passing of Cheikh Hamda Saïed, Former Mufti of the Tunisian Republic
With deep sorrow, Tunisia mourns the death of Cheikh Hamda Saïed, former Mufti of the Tunisian Republic, on Thursday, October 2, 2025 (10 Rabi’ al-Thani 1447). Cheikh Hamda Saïed was a prominent figure of the Zitouna University, renowned for his...

Israeli Navy Intercepts Most of Sumud Flotilla, Detaining Hundreds of Activists
The Israeli Navy intercepted 39 of the 42 vessels in the Global Sumud Flotilla, detaining hundreds of international activists and leaving only three ships still on course to Gaza. Activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla detained after Israeli...
Greta Thunberg and other activists detained as Israel intercepts Gaza-bound aid ships
The Israeli military has intercepted dozens of boats sailing as part of an aid flotilla towards Gaza, detaining hundreds of passengers including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, organizers said, and triggering global condemnation. The...

Greta Thunberg Abducted: From Climate Crusader to Political Detainee? Star Activist Held After Daring Attempt to Breach Blockade
International waters have become the flashpoint for a global firestorm after Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), detaining hundreds of activists, including high-profile climate campaigner Greta Thunberg. The convoy, laden...

Activists say Israel’s navy has begun intercepting a Gaza-bound aid flotilla
Ships that are part of the Global Sumud Flotilla heading to Gaza are anchored off the coast of of Sidi Bou Saïd in Tunis, Tunisia, Tuesday, Sept. 9. Anis Mili/AP hide caption toggle caption Anis Mili/AP BARCELONA, Spain — Activists on board a...

Morocco: Three Dead Amid Protests for Education and Healthcare Reform
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Morocco was shaken on Wednesday night, October 1, 2025, by violent clashes in several small towns, leaving three people dead. The unrest erupted on the fifth consecutive day of demonstrations led by the...

Israel to Deport Gaza Flotilla Activists After Naval Interceptions
Dozens of pro-Palestinian activists, including Greta Thunberg, stopped in Mediterranean; deportation procedures to Europe underway. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom Israel announced Thursday it will deport pro-Palestinian activists intercepted on a...

Tunisia: The Elderly Population Rate Could Reach 17.7% by 2029 and 20% by 2036
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp “Elderly individuals represent 14.2% of Tunisia’s population. This percentage could rise to 17.7% by 2029 and 20% by 2036,” stated the Minister of Family, Women, Children, and the Elderly in a statement released...

Israel stops Gaza-bound aid boats, says Greta Thunberg and other activists safe
The Israeli military on Wednesday intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla, a fleet of nearly 50 boats carrying humanitarian aid sailing toward the besieged Gaza, said activists on board. At least 19 of the fleet’s boats were intercepted by the...