American labor activist Chris Smalls was released from Israeli imprisonment on July 31 after being assaulted by soldiers who abducted him and the rest of the crew of a ship headed to Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid on July 26.
A live feed from Handala was taken offline shortly after the IDF boarded the vessel. In the final seconds of the broadcast, an Israeli soldier can be seen grabbing the live camera. According to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, the ship’s crew includes lawyers, activists, volunteer medics and journalists, & two French lawmakers.
Israeli forces kill at least 71 Palestinians in Gaza, including 22 aid-seekers; 5 die of starvation; aid airdrop a drop in the ocean; is this a famine yet?; Israeli army storms Handala flotilla boat; another Israeli lie laid bare; war crimes in Gaza
Israeli forces kill at least 89, including 19 aid seekers; 2 die of starvation; GHF invites women to attack them; LIE: Hamas steals aid; LIE: UN causing famine; torture; waterborne diseases spike; ceasefire debacle update; Israeli leaders talk trash; Freedom Flotilla; recognizing Palestine; Epstein and Israel
Israeli forces killed at least 60 Palestinians, including 11 aid seekers; water crisis in Gaza; settler rampages escalate in West Bank; Freedom Flotilla update; NEA leadership defies members on ADL vote; what makes a “savage”?; are bake sales antisemitic?
On Sunday, Israeli forces kill at least 132 Palestinians in Gaza, including aid-seekers; at least 18 die of starvation; Deir al-Balah under fire; ceasefire news; Netanyahu; Freedom Flotilla update; aid to Israel solidly in place
Israel kills over 100 in Gaza, including dozens of aid-seekers; 3 children die of malnutrition, including an infant; Israel may be open to ending the war, at last; Mike Huckabee stands up for Palestinian victims; Flotilla ship Handala on its way to Gaza