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Israel intercepts final Gaza flotilla boat
The Israeli military intercepted the last boat in an aid flotilla attempting to reach blockaded Gaza on Friday, a day after stopping most of the vessels and detaining some 450 activists including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg. The organisers...

Israeli Navy seizes 42 flotilla vessels attempting to reach Gaza
The Israeli Navy intercepted 42 boats carrying hundreds of activists, including Greta Thunberg, who tried to breach Israel's maritime blockade on the Gaza Strip during Yom Kippur. The vessels were diverted to Ashdod Port, where passengers were...

Jewish group urges government to increase security at Canadian synagogues after Manchester attack
Open this photo in gallery:A woman holds a Jewish religious book as she walks near the scene of a stabbing incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, on Thursday.Ian Hodgson/The Associated Press A prominent...

Israeli Military Intercepts Final Gaza Flotilla Boat as Pro-Hamas Protests Erupt in Europe
The Israeli military intercepted the last boat in a flotilla attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza on Friday, a day after stopping most of the vessels and detaining some 450 activists including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg. The...

Israeli bombing kills +25 Palestinians in Gaza
2025-10-03T11:10:09+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Gaza At least 28 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza on Friday, according to medical sources cited by Palestinian outlets. The attacks reportedly...

Israel intercepts final Gaza-bound Flotilla vessel, deportations underway
Daijiworld Media Network – Ashdod Ashdod, Oct 3: The Israeli military intercepted the last vessel of the Global Sumud Flotilla on Friday, a day after detaining around 450 activists, including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg, who were attempting...

Israel intercepts final Gaza-bound aid boat
The organizers of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla said on Friday that Israel intercepted its last remaining boat, after earlier interceptions of fellow vessels sparked international protests. “Marinette, the last remaining boat of the Global Sumud...

Jewish Cemeteries Across Michigan Tell the Stories of Community Leaders, Visionaries and Even Outlaws
In my last column, I said that many Jews visit cemeteries around the time of the High Holidays, and that prompted me to note 10 famous Michigan Jews whose graves are in Michigan. I found these 10 by using the excellent site “Find-A-Grave.” I noted...

Israel arrests over 20 journalists after intercepting Gaza flotilla: RSF
Agence France-Presse, Paris, France 03 October, 2025, 21:48 Israel had halted vessels from the Global Sumud Flotilla bound for Gaza, which aimed to break Israel’s blockade of the Palestinian territory. | AFP photo Reporters Without Borders has...

Israel’s Ben Gvir filmed taunting captured flotilla activists
NewsFeedIsrael’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir filmed himself taunting activists from the intercepted Gaza flotilla, baselessly accusing them of being ‘terrorists’. The far-right minister has previously called for the activists to be...


Israeli military thwarts Hamas attack on rival armed Gazan group in Strip’s south
Some 20 armed Hamas terror operatives, who attempted to carry out a raid on Friday morning against other Gazans in an Israeli-designated “humanitarian zone” in the Khan Younis area of southern Gaza, were killed in drone strikes, the military said....

Israel intercepts Gaza aid flotilla, triggering protests across globe
Israeli naval forces boarded most of the vessels in a flotilla attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza on Thursday and detained dozens aboard, including European lawmakers, drawing widespread condemnation. The Global Sumud Flotilla was the...
UN condemns Israel’s detention of Gaza Flotilla activists, cites Maritime Law breach
The United Nations (UN) has called on Israel to respect international maritime law and ensure the safety and dignity of activists detained after the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) bound for Gaza. Speaking in New York, UN...

Israel must release detained Malaysian activists within 72 hours
KUALA LUMPUR: Israel must release the detained Malaysian activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla currently held at the Ketziot Camp within 72 hours. Lawyer Dir Kheizwan Kamaruddin confirmed all detained Malaysian nationals were advised to sign...

Israel and Palestine: The Problem of No Man’s Land
Palestine is a special case of “no man’s land.” For the moment, Palestinians still live there. But, according to the Israeli government and the tourism-inspired dreams of Donald Trump, they should not. Israeli soldiers are actively making their...

Jewish group calls for more government protection after Manchester synagogue attack
By: David Baxter, The Canadian Press Posted: 9:54 AM CDT Friday, Oct. 3, 2025 OTTAWA - A prominent Canadian Jewish organization is calling on "leaders of all levels" to enhance security at synagogues after a vehicle and knife attack at a U.K....

Israel deports first activists from Gaza flotilla
Agence France-Presse. Jerusalem, Undefined 03 October, 2025, 18:49 Boats from the Global Sumud Flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces in the Mediterranean sea off the Gaza Strip waters, arrive in the southern port of Ashdod on October 2, 2025. |...

Israel seizes last flotilla boat, readies to deport hundreds, as more ships set sail for Gaza
The Israeli Navy on Friday intercepted the last of the 42 vessels trying to break the maritime blockade on Gaza as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, with the Foreign Ministry saying it had deported four activists so far out of 470 who were...

Israel's interception of Gaza aid flotilla sparks wave of protests across Europe
Photo: CFP Mass protests have broken out across Europe after Israeli naval forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) in international waters, just a few hundred nautical miles from the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military intercepted and...