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French Pleasure Boat Breaks Greek Blockade And Heads for Palestinian Shores
Activists trying to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza scored their first gain in days when a small French pleasure boat slipped out of Greek waters Tuesday bound for Palestinian shores.
Greek Government Offer to Ship Flotilla Aid Rejected By Activists
Organizers of a pro-Palestinian flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip have rejected a Greek government offer that would ferry humanitarian aid to Gaza using its own vessels under United Nations supervision.
Israel Accused of Sabotaging Gaza Flotilla
Pro-Palestinian activists organizing an aid flotilla that plans to challenge the Israeli blockade on Gaza are accusing Israel of sabotaging one of their ships in an attempt to break Israel’s blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
Israel to Block Latest Gaza Aid Flotilla
Israel’s security cabinet has ordered the country’s military to prevent a planned flotilla from reaching the Gaza Strip but to avoid clashes with activists on board.
Israeli Troops Fire At Protesters on Golan
Israeli troops have fired at demonstrators from Syria who rushed the cease-fire line fence on the Golan Heights on the anniversary of the Arab defeat in the 1967 Middle East war.
Jury Out on Egypt’s Promise to Open Rafah
Egypt’s new leadership has promised to open the Rafah crossing into Gaza permanently after more than five years of partial and occasionally full closure, but observers wonder how far this will go to ease the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories...
European Union Opens Markets to Palestinian Exports
High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the Commission Catherine Ashton has on behalf of the European Union (EU) signed an Agreement with Prime Minister Fayyad that gives all agricultural products, processed agricultural...
Israel And Hamas Both Looking to End Attacks
Israel and Hamas have signaled that they are looking to end a flare-up of violence across the Gaza-Israel border. Nineteen Palestinian militants and civilians have been killed and several Israelis wounded since Thursday.
