UN report finds Israel guilty of war crimes for ‘unlawful’ assault on Gaza flotilla
September 23rd, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sep 23(ANI): A United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) report has accused Israel of war crimes through wilful killing, unnecessary brutality and torture in its "unlawful" assault on a ship ... Read more...
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Israeli troops held for thefts from Gaza aid flotilla
August 20th, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Aug 20 (IANS) Three Israeli soldiers have been arrested on suspicion of selling equipment stolen from passengers on board the Gaza-bound aid flotilla which the navy intercepted in a deadly May ... Read more...
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UN to assemble Gaza flotilla investigation team Sunday
August 1st, 2010 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, July 31 (DPA) The United Nations is to assemble Sunday an international commission that will investigate the killing of nine activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid ship by Israeli commandos in May, ... Read more...
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British prime minister calls Gaza ‘prison camp’
July 27th, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Ankara/Istanbul, July 27 (DPA) British Prime Minister David Cameron described Gaza as a "prison camp" during a trip to Turkey Tuesday, in unusually outspoken comments that overshadowed a speech giving strong ... Read more...
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US mulling over terror designation for Gaza ‘Aid’ Ship funder
July 15th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 15 (ANI): The US State Department is considering a move to designate the Turkish Muslim charity that funded and operated a Gaza-bound "aid" ship as a foreign terrorist organization, after ... Read more...
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Israel rules out apology to Turkey
July 3rd, 2010 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, July 3 (DPA) Israel will not apologise to Turkey for the killing of nine activists on the Turkish vessel Mavi Marmara May 31 while intercepting the ship as it sought ... Read more...
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‘Israel will not apologize to Turkey’
July 2nd, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, July 2 (DPA) Israel will not apologize to Turkey for the killing of nine activists on the Turkish vessel Mavi Marmara while intercepting the ship as it sought to break ... Read more...
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G8 turns screw on North Korea, Iran and Israel
June 27th, 2010 - 2:17 am ICT by IANS
Huntsville (Canada), June 27 (DPA) The leaders of the world's eight most powerful developed states turned the screw on North Korea, Iran and Israel Saturday as they concluded a two-day meeting in ... Read more...
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Russia calls for ending Gaza blockade
June 21st, 2010 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has called on Israel to lift its three-year blockade on Gaza and make steps towards easing the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave, the foreign ministry ... Read more...
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More international flotillas headed for Gaza Strip
June 17th, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
Tel Aviv (Israel), June 17 (ANI): Ships from several countries, including Iran and Lebanon, have reportedly left or are planning to leave for Hamas-controlled Gaza in defiance of an Israeli maritime blockade ... Read more...
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CPI-M flays government for not condemning Israel
June 6th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday criticised the government for not condemning Israel over its attack of ships carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza.
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Proposed New York Ground Zero mosque imam linked to Free Gaza Movement
June 6th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
New York, June 6(ANI): The imam behind the proposed mosque near Ground Zero in New York is in the midst of a controversy over revelations that he has ties with a group ... Read more...
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Gaza-bound Irish aid ship Rachel Corrie arrives at Israeli port
June 6th, 2010 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, June 6(ANI): The Gaza-bound Irish aid ship, MV Rachel Corrie, which was forcibly diverted by the Israeli Navy, has arrived safely at the port of Ashdod in Israel.The ship was diverted ... Read more...
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Autopsy reveals dead Gaza flotilla activists were shot 30 times at close range
June 5th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 5 (ANI): The nine Turkish men killed onboard the humanitarian aid ship Mavi Marmara were shot 30 times at close range, an autopsy has revealed.This revelation has exposed the falsity ... Read more...
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Turkey halts projects with Israel after deadly raid
June 4th, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Istanbul, June 4 (IANS/AKI) Turkey has suspended all water and energy projects with Israel following the deadly raid by Israeli naval commandos on a humanitarian aid vessel that left many dead, a ... Read more...
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Now, second aid ship heading towards Gaza
June 4th, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June.4 (ANI): A group of pro-Palestinian activists, including a Nobel Peace laureate from Northern Ireland, are aboard an aid ship heading for the Gaza Strip, and they expect to arrive there ... Read more...
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Muslim groups demand closure of Israeli embassy in India
June 3rd, 2010 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Muslim organisations will Friday take out a march in the Indian capital to protest the attack by Israeli commandos on a Gaza aid flotilla that killed 16 ... Read more...
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Victims of Israel flotilla raid identified
June 3rd, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Istanbul, June 3 (DPA) Eight of the nine people killed in Monday's Israeli raid on an aid flotilla heading to Gaza have been identified as Turks, Turkish media reported Thursday.
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US had urged Israel to observe caution, restraint on flotilla move to Gaza Strip
June 3rd, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 3 (ANI): The Obama administration had urged Israel to use "caution and restraint" with the half a dozen aid boats bound for the Gaza Strip before Israeli commandos raided the ... Read more...
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Indian-origin aid worker on ship attacked by Israel (Lead)
June 2nd, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 2 (IANS) An Indian-origin British aid worker, who was on a ship that was part of the Gaza-bound aid flotilla attacked by Israeli commandos, is believed to be in an ... Read more...
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Three Pakistanis on Gaza flotilla head home (Lead)
June 2nd, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) Three Pakistanis, including prominent TV anchor Talat Hussain, detained after Israeli commandos stormed a Gaza aid flotilla are set to return home, an official said.
"The three Pakistanis will ... Read more...
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Gaza flotilla attack: Three Pakistanis to return home Wednesday
June 2nd, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) Three Pakistanis, including prominent TV anchor Talat Hussain, detained after Israeli commandos stormed a Gaza aid flotilla, are likely to return home Wednesday, an official said.
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Gaza flotilla raid: Israel defends itself at UNSC
June 1st, 2010 - 11:23 am ICT by ANI
New York, June 1 (ANI): Israel on Monday offered a vigorous defense before the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) over its deadly overnight raid on a flotilla of ships carrying aid bound ... Read more...
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10 die as Israeli navy strikes Gaza aid ships
May 31st, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv/Larnaca (Cyprus), May 31 (DPA) At least 10 foreign activists were killed early Monday, the Israeli military confirmed, after the navy stormed a flotilla of six ships bound for the Gaza ... Read more...
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Israel seizes weapons-smuggling ship off coast
November 5th, 2009 - 4:28 am ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Nov 5 (DPA) Israeli naval commandoes Wednesday seized a cargo ship smuggling weapons from Iran to the Hezbollah guerrilla group in Lebanon, the military said.
The Antigua-flagged, German-owned Francop was stopped ... Read more...
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US court orders Iran to pay $25 mn for killing Israeli soldier
March 28th, 2009 - 8:58 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 28 (DPA) A US court has ordered Iran to pay $25 million plus interest to the family of an Israeli soldier kidnapped and killed by Hamas 15 years ago.Nachshon Wachsman, ... Read more...
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Lull in Gaza ends as Jihad avenges West Bank deaths
March 13th, 2008 - 10:19 pm ICT by admin
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Gaza/Tel Aviv, March 13 (DPA) A fragile lull in fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza ended Thursday, as the radical Islamic Jihad faction retaliated for the killing of five of ... Read more...
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