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Al Bawaba
13-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Bawaba
Freedom Flotilla 'Handala' sails towards Gaza to break siege
ALBAWABA - Freedom Flotilla Coalition announced that a new ship called "Handala" will be sailing today, July 13, towards the Gaza Strip with the aim of breaking the blockade which was forced by Israel following the latest war. The Handala ship will be departing again from Siracusa, Italy, towards Gaza in an attempt to break the siege imposed by Israel, in an attempt to pressure Hamas to release hostages taken on Oct. 7, 2023. Freedom Flotilla Coalition, a global coalition highlighting the inhumanity of the illegal Israeli blockade of Gaza, posted on X decrying what happened with the Madleen ship, which was paused by Israel before it reached Gaza, and announcing the launch of a new flotilla for the same mission. It wrote: "The Freedom Flotilla Coalition is setting sail again. Join us in Siracusa, Italy — or online — on July 13 at 10:30 CEST (GMT+2) as we launch 'Handala' on its journey toward Gaza." "Just weeks after Israeli forces illegally seized our boat 'Madleen' and abducted 12 unarmed civilians in international waters, we continue — with global solidarity — to challenge Israel's illegal and deadly siege." However, the FFC said that this time the mission aims to help starving children in Gaza, who are facing a lack of formula and basic needs. The coalition said in a social media post that they are "not governments," but they are people taking action where institutions have failed, stressing that they will not back down until the blockade is broken. We are setting sail again. On July 13, 2025 our boat #Handala will depart from Siracusa, Italy to break Israel's illegal blockade. This mission is for the children of Gaza. Just weeks ago, Israeli forces illegally seized our boat #Madleen and abducted 12 unarmed civilians aboard…
Al Arabiya
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Gaza-bound aid flotilla to set sail again after previous ship seized by Israeli forces
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition said it is going to set sail to Gaza once again to provide aid to Palestinians facing acute starvation, weeks after Israeli forces seized one of its vessels in international waters. The group confirmed that its next boat, named 'Handala' will depart from the Italian port of Siracusa on July 13 as part of a renewed effort to break Israel's blockade on the besieged Gaza Strip. 'This mission is for the children of Gaza,' the coalition said in a post on X. It said the vessel is named after the Palestinian cartoon figure 'Handala' – a 10-year-old refugee boy who has come to symbolize Palestinian struggle. 'The children of Gaza – who make half of the population – have been living under a brutal blockade and siege for their entire lives,' the group said in a statement. 'All now face famine, disease, and trauma few of us can imagine.' According to a report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), one in five Palestinians in Gaza is facing starvation because of Israel's three-month long total blockade of the Strip. Israel eased the blockade partially in May, allowing some aid to go through. Some 1.95 million people, or 93 percent of the beseiged enclave's population, are facing acute food shortages. Volunteer medics, lawyers, social justice activists, journalists and community organizers are expected to be on board the vessel. Flotillas have in the past tried to break the blockade on Gaza. Israeli forces previously intercepted the aid ship 'Madleen' about 185 kilometers off the coast of Gaza and detained 12 activists on board, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. They were all later deported. Another aid ship while preparing to set sail to Gaza on May 2 was struck twice by armed drones, 25 kilometers off the Malta coast. The vessel called the 'Conscience' was significantly damaged in the attack, forcing the 30 activists to desperately throw out water to prevent the ship from sinking. Four people were injured.
Sky News AU
30-06-2025
- Business
- Sky News AU
Trump looks like he is ‘in control' after a ‘great week'
Political analyst Joe Siracusa says the US President has had a 'great week' amid his successful strikes on Iran, getting most NATO members to increase defence spending and passing a major hurdle in getting his 'Big Beautiful Bill' through the Senate. 'The President has had a great week; he can tell his own story about Iran, he can say he pushed the NATO ministers around, and now he has a budget coming down the pike, so he looks like he's in control,' Mr Siracusa told Sky News Australia. 'He is going to have a very good 4th of July.'
Sky News AU
22-06-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Iran could deal a ‘great deal of damage' in response to US attacks
Political analyst Joe Siracusa weighs in on Iran's potential response following US strikes on three of its nuclear sites. 'Iran has over 3,500 major missiles in their arsenal, and they could attack American bases,' Mr Siracusa said. 'They have the ability to do a great deal of damage.'
Boston Globe
10-06-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
There's a lot to dig into at Jamie's Ice Cream Co. in Cambridge
Texture is a primary focus here, says Siracusa. Unlike many scoop shops that use pre-made ice cream bases that typically include stabilizers and gums, the team here makes the bases from scratch, churning the frozen treats in-house. 'People started noticing the difference,' Siracusa says. Advertisement Siracusa's ice creams are dense and rich with big flavors, studded with outsize bits of nuts, fruits, or candies. The pistachio is nutty and buttery and embedded with whole pistachios; brown sugar cookie dough is littered with bits of dough. Dump Him is loaded with cookie dough, Oreos, M&Ms, brownies, and toffee sauce. The strawberry is a rendition of a strawberry milkshake. 'You need a glass of water with the ice cream,' says Siracusa. The new Cambridge location is cozy in pastels and doubles as a cafe. It opens at 7 a.m. for coffee, pastries, and breakfast sandwiches and brings together the entrepreneur's two Brookline businesses in one cheery, hangout-friendly spot. 86 Kirkland St., Cambridge, 857-706-1122 and 7 Station St., Brookline, . Advertisement Ann Trieger Kurland can be reached at
