Reporters Without Borders condemned the Israeli army’s kidnapping of three journalists aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla intercepted in international waters. Al Jazeera expressed concern over its journalists’ safety amid broad Israeli seizures and interceptions of vessels bound for Gaza.
Israel intercepted 22 of 58 boats heading to the Gaza Strip as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla and kidnapped 175 activists. Organizers condemned the act as piracy. The operation took place in international waters near Greece, with reports of communications being jammed and activists stranded at sea amid an approaching storm.
The Palestinian Football Association appealed FIFA’s refusal to sanction Israeli clubs in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, continuing legal efforts to seek justice despite the complex legal status of the territory.
Dozens protested in Belgrade against Israel’s participation in Eurovision amid the Gaza genocide, leading several European countries including Slovenia, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Spain to withdraw, with growing calls for a broader boycott of the cultural event.
Israeli forces continue intercepting vessels of the pro-Gaza Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters, losing contact with 15 of 58 ships, abducting activists and disabling boats, leaving hundreds stranded without power amid an approaching storm, as the mission challenges the Gaza blockade during a worsening humanitarian crisis.
Seven activists from the “Golden Gate 26” group will stand trial for an anti-genocide protest on the Golden Gate Bridge, facing felony conspiracy charges and multiple misdemeanors amid claims of political bias and suppression of dissent.
Israeli naval forces attacked the International Sumud Flotilla near Crete, targeting a major pro-Gaza aid mission, seizing several vessels and ordering activists to kneel. The mission aims to break the Israeli blockade on Gaza amid escalating humanitarian crisis.
A 16-year-old Palestinian was killed during an Israeli raid in Hebron, alongside injuries in separate incidents, amid rising Israeli violence in the West Bank since October 2023.
