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New Indian Express
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- New Indian Express
Israel seizes Gaza-bound civilian vessel carrying humanitarian aid; 'abducts' 21 activists
The Israeli military has violently intercepted a Gaza-bound aid ship seeking to break Israel's "illegal, genocidal" blockade of the Palestinian territory, "abducting" 21 international activists and journalists and seizing all cargo, including baby formula, food and medicine, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition said Sunday. The coalition that operates the vessel Handala said the Israeli military intercepted the ship in international waters about 40 nautical miles from Gaza, cutting the cameras and communication, just before midnight Saturday. "The unarmed boat was carrying life-saving supplies when it was boarded by Israeli forces, its passengers abducted, and its cargo seized. The interception occurred in international waters outside Palestinian territorial waters off Gaza, in violation of international maritime law,'' the group said in a statement. "All cargo was non-military, civilian, and intended for direct distribution to a population facing deliberate starvation and medical collapse under Israel's illegal blockade," it added. The Israeli military had no immediate comment. Israel's Foreign Ministry posted on X early Sunday that the Navy stopped the vessel and was bringing it to shore.
India Today
5 hours ago
- India Today
Yahya Sinwar's widow fled Gaza with fake passport, remarried in Turkey: Report
Less than a year after Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in Israeli strikes, his widow Samar Abu Zamer, who was believed to be hiding with her children and spending days underground, has reportedly remarried in Turkey, a report by Israeli news media outlet claimed on the war in Gaza grinds on and humanitarian conditions worsen, growing resentment is being witnessed among residents towards the Hamas leadership amid reports claiming that families of top commanders quietly escaped the enclave early in the conflict have triggered anger. Many are accusing the ruling elite of abandoning the people while they suffer bombings, displacement, and food the ongoing crisis, Samar Abu Zamer's name is drawing a lot of attention. Once thought to be hiding in tunnels with her children, new claims suggest she left Gaza months ago and has since resettled in Turkey, where she reportedly remarried. According to Israeli outlet Ynet and local sources, Abu Zamer escaped through the Rafah border crossing using forged documents and with the help of a coordinated smuggling operation involving substantial cash and foreign contacts. "She's no longer here. She crossed through the Rafah border using a fake passport," Ynet reported, quoting a escape was reportedly facilitated by Fathi Hammad, a senior member of Hamas's political bureau, who has previously been linked to similar Zamer's remarriage in Turkey has been confirmed by multiple unverified accounts, the report said. Her appearance in earlier footage carrying a Herms Birkin handbag while entering a Hamas tunnel had already sparked public criticism for displaying luxury during wartime Sinwar, who ordered the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, was killed in the strikes carried out by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) in October last is also mounting over the whereabouts of Najwa Sinwar, wife of Muhammad Sinwar, Yahya Sinwar's brother and another senior figure killed in Israeli Hamas is yet to comment on the matter, Israeli officials claim Najwa and her children also left Gaza before her husband's death, likely heading to Turkey as well."Their kids go to study in Turkey and Qatar—and ours are sent to the grave," said one young Gaza resident who survived recent bombings. "What makes them different from any corrupt ruler in the Arab world? They only look after themselves".The reports, while not officially confirmed by Hamas, have struck a nerve across Gaza, where over 30,000 civilians have been killed or injured, and basic necessities have become elusive. Residents are increasingly questioning whether their suffering is being shared observers note that Hamas has long maintained a covert smuggling network to help leaders' families flee during conflict. The process reportedly involves forged passports, fake medical records, and coordination with embassies of sympathetic nations. These networks appear to have been activated within days of the conflict's eruption in late notable exception to this trend is Umm Khaled, wife of senior military commander Mohammed Deif. A recent video circulated on social media shows her in a modest home with her three children. "There are four mattresses and a mat in our house. That's how it was before the war, and after," she says. "I'm not fleeing. I'm here with my people".Many residents welcomed the statement, with one man commenting, "At least one of them stayed".Hamas, which has ruled Gaza since 2007, has portrayed itself as the face of Palestinian resistance. But the apparent disparity between the living conditions of its leaders' families and those of ordinary Gazans has become a lightning rod for criticism."is whether we're carrying this burden for a cause—or just so Hamas leaders can live in five-star hotels in Doha and Istanbul," said a middle-aged man in Khan Israeli military operations continue and ceasefire negotiations stall, the anger within Gaza is shifting from Israel to Hamas's internal and Hamas have been embroiled in one of the worst military conflicts since October 7, 2023, when Palestinian militants launched a brutal attack on Israeli civilians. The attack killed 1,200 Israelis, with several others taken hostage by the tall efforts to reach a truce, peace still eludes the strife-stricken region.- Ends
Hindustan Times
7 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Israel seizes Handala boat carrying activists, brings it to Ashdod port
Israeli forces brought the pro-Palestinian activist boat Handala into the port of Ashdod on Sunday, after seizing the vessel in international waters and detaining the crew, an AFP journalist saw. A Gaza-bound boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists and humanitarian aid left Sicily on July 13, 2025.(AFP) Campaigners from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition had attempted to breach an Israeli naval blockade of the Palestinian territory of Gaza, but were intercepted late Saturday. The legal rights centre Adalah told AFP its lawyers were in Ashdod and had demanded to speak to the 21-strong international crew, which includes two French parliamentarians and two Al Jazeera journalists. "Israeli forces intercepted the Handala in international waters at around midnight on 27 July 2025 and contact with the activists was lost. This peaceful civilian mission was dedicated to the children of Gaza," the group said. "This ship, which sailed as part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, is part of the coalition's ongoing efforts to break Israel's illegal and deadly blockade on the Palestinian people in Gaza." Earlier, the Israeli foreign ministry said the Israeli navy stopped the Handala to prevent it from entering the coastal waters off the territory of Gaza. "The vessel is safely making its way to the shores of Israel. All passengers are safe," it said. Just before midnight local time on Saturday, video live stream broadcast from the Handala showed Israeli troops boarding the vessel. An online tracker showed the ship in international waters west of Gaza. The ship had been on course to try to break an Israeli naval blockade of Gaza and bring a small quantity of humanitarian aid to the territory's Palestinian residents. The Handala's crew had said before their capture in a post on X that they would go on a hunger strike if the Israeli army intercepted the boat and detained its passengers. On board were activists from 10 countries, including two French MPs form the left-wing France Unbowed party, Emma Fourreau and Gabrielle Cathala. A previous boat sent by Freedom Flotilla, the Madleen, was also intercepted by the Israeli military in international waters on June 9 and towed to Ashdod. It carried 12 campaigners, including prominent Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. The activists were eventually expelled by Israel.
