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10/08/2025October 8, 2025
Another aid flotilla says it was intercepted by Israel
For the second time in a week, a flotilla of boats attempting to breach the 18-year blockade of Gaza to deliver aid has been stopped by the Israeli navy.
“Three vessels … have been attacked and illegally intercepted by the Israeli military” about 220 kilometers (140 miles) off the coast of Gaza early Wednesday, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition announced.
It said another ship, which was carrying some 90 journalists, doctors and activists, was also “under attack.”
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According to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, the affected boats were carrying “vital aid worth over $110,000 (€95,000) off the coast of Gaza in medicines, respiratory equipment, and nutritional supplies that were destined for Gaza’s starving hospitals.”
Israel’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that the flotilla was stopped, saying “another futile attempt to breach the legal naval blockade and enter a combat zone ended in nothing,” adding that the passengers would be deported.
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Senior delegates from Qatar, the US and Turkey set to join talks
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin and US special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff are all set to arrive in Egypt on Wednesday as truce talks between Israel and Hamas kick into high gear.
“I think there’s a possibility that we could have peace in the Middle East. It’s something even beyond the Gaza situation. We want a release of the hostages immediately,” US President Trump told reporters in the White House.
He said the United States would do “everything possible” to make sure that Hamas stuck to the conditions of the ceasefire.
Among the terms of the 20-point plan is the release of all Israeli hostages still held by Hamas, the withdrawal of Israeli forces to an agreed buffer zone, increased aid deliveries to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the creation of an interim government for Gaza led by former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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Truce talks between the Israeli government and the militant group Hamas continue in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Wednesday. Based on a 20-point plan prepared by US President Donald Trump, the framework has been hailed as the best possibility for a lasting ceasefire since the war in Gaza began two years ago.
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