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(MENAFN) Two US senators on Wednesday sharply criticized Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over his treatment of activists detained after participating in a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying humanitarian aid. Senator Jeff Merkley...

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(MENAFN) Calls for stronger European Union action have intensified following the reported treatment of activists detained after an interception of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) The UN human rights office has criticized the treatment of activists detained during the interception of Gaza-bound aid flotilla vessels, describing footage of the incident as “outrageous,” according to statements reported on Thursday....

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(MENAFN) The United States has removed UN Special Rapporteur on Palestinian human rights Francesca Albanese from its Specially Designated Nationals sanctions registry, according to information published Wednesday by the US Treasury Department.

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(MENAFN) Britain called in Israel's charge d'affaires in London Thursday, lodging a formal protest and demanding answers over the treatment of detained activists aboard the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, after a senior Israeli minister's social...

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(MENAFN) The Israeli human rights organization Adalah has accused Israeli authorities of carrying out what it described as “a criminal policy of abuse and humiliation” against activists detained from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, according to...

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(MENAFN) The government of Italy has formally summoned the Israeli ambassador to protest the handling of activists involved in a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla and called for the immediate release of Italian nationals still in detention,...

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(MENAFN) The government of Portugal has strongly condemned what it described as the “intolerable behavior” of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and the reported treatment of activists detained from a Gaza-bound humanitarian...

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(MENAFN) South Korea confirmed Thursday that Israel has released two of its nationals detained earlier this week after their vessels, part of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud aid flotilla, were seized by Israeli forces.

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(MENAFN) South Korea has confirmed that Israel has released two South Korean nationals who were detained earlier this week while taking part in a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Over 125,000 skin infection cases tied to rats and parasites have been recorded across the Gaza Strip in just the first five months of 2026, the UN Palestine Agency warned Thursday, painting an alarming picture of accelerating public...

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(MENAFN) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared Thursday that Türkiye would press on in defending the "common values of humanity" against what he called the "genocide networks" responsible for civilian deaths in Gaza and Lebanon.

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian child was killed and two others were injured in a drone strike in northern Gaza on Thursday, according to reports citing medical sources, in what is described as another breach of the ceasefire agreement in place since last...

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(MENAFN) More than 125,000 cases of skin infections linked to rodents and parasites have been recorded in the Gaza Strip over a five-month period, according to reports from a UN agency, highlighting worsening public health conditions in the...

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(MENAFN) All activists detained in connection with the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla and the Freedom Flotilla Coalition have been released from detention in Israel ahead of deportation, according to a statement from a rights organization.

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(MENAFN) Finland has said it will seek an official explanation from Israel following concerns over the treatment of activists detained during the interception of a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla.

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(MENAFN) Swiss authorities have expressed strong concern over how Gaza-bound flotilla activists were treated after their detention, stating that the conduct appears to conflict with international legal standards and basic rights protections....

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(MENAFN) Maria Malmer Stenergard has strongly criticized the treatment of activists detained after a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla was intercepted, describing the reported actions against them as “indefensible.” Her comments followed reports...

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(MENAFN) Poland has called for accountability and “justice” after concerns were raised over the treatment of Polish nationals detained during an attempt to reach Gaza by sea, following the circulation of footage linked to their detention by...

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(MENAFN) Canada has urged Israel to ensure the protection of its citizens following the interception of a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla, after the country’s prime minister strongly criticized what he described as “abominable” treatment of...