flotilla Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/flotilla/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Wed, 20 May 2026 03:39:09 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/www.jwire.com.au/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Jwirelogocleangoog.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 flotilla Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/flotilla/ 32 32 6446428 All boats in latest Gaza-bound Flotilla stopped by Israeli forces https://www.jwire.com.au/gaza-bound-flotilla-stopped/ https://www.jwire.com.au/gaza-bound-flotilla-stopped/#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 03:39:09 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=181475 All 50 boats in the Global Sumud Flotilla listed by organisers as sailing have been intercepted by Israeli naval forces in the eastern Mediterranean, with about 430 activists being taken to Israel. Israel’s Foreign Ministry said the operation had concluded, with 430 activists transferred to Israeli vessels and heading to Israel, where they would be […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/gaza-bound-flotilla-stopped/feed/ 0 181475 Israeli navy intercepts Gaza-bound flotilla https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-navy-intercepts-gaza-bound-flotilla/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-navy-intercepts-gaza-bound-flotilla/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:10:25 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=180377 Israeli naval forces intercepted a large Gaza-bound activist flotilla Wednesday night in the eastern Mediterranean, stopping dozens of vessels seeking to challenge Israel’s maritime blockade of the Hamas-controlled Strip. The convoy, known as the Global Sumud Flotilla, (GSF) consisted of more than 50 boats carrying around 1,000 participants, including around 15 from Australia. Online tracking […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-navy-intercepts-gaza-bound-flotilla/feed/ 1 180377 Turkish group behind ‘Mavi Marmara‘ announces new flotilla https://www.jwire.com.au/turkish-group-behind-mavi-marmara-announces-new-flotilla/ https://www.jwire.com.au/turkish-group-behind-mavi-marmara-announces-new-flotilla/#respond Fri, 29 Mar 2024 03:43:45 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=157146 The Turkish group behind the 2010 Mavi Marmara flotilla presented two new vessels on Wednesday, which are intended to take aid directly to Gaza. Bulent Yildirim, chairman of the Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (IHH), inspected the new ships, purchased for a project titled “International Freedom Flotilla,” Reuters reported on Wednesday. […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/turkish-group-behind-mavi-marmara-announces-new-flotilla/feed/ 0 157146 Journalist reports that “she hasn’t been harmed” https://www.jwire.com.au/journalist-reports-that-she-hasnt-been-harmed/ https://www.jwire.com.au/journalist-reports-that-she-hasnt-been-harmed/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2015 23:42:50 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=53702 Israeli naval commandos have boarded and taken control of the activist boat ‘Freedom Flotilla III’ – tying to break the Gaza blockade. New Zealand journalists were on board.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/journalist-reports-that-she-hasnt-been-harmed/feed/ 3 53702 Kiwi media ‘climbs aboard’ for Gaza https://www.jwire.com.au/kiwi-media-climbs-aboard-for-gaza/ https://www.jwire.com.au/kiwi-media-climbs-aboard-for-gaza/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2015 22:27:03 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=53642 A New Zealand team from Maori Television has joined Freedom Flotilla III, which has just set sail from the port of Messina, Italy to link up with other ships taking supplies to Palestinians in Gaza.

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