Israel detains Gaza flotilla passengers
AlJazeeraEnglish — June 01, 2010 — A day after the Israeli raid on the aid flotilla bound for Gaza, nearly 500 passengers remain locked up in an Israeli jail, at least 9 bodies are lying in a morgue, and dozens of wounded activists are getting treated in hospitals.
Gaza Flotilla Due to Leave Southern Turkey
AlJazeeraEnglish — May 27, 2010 — Three boats that will form part of a flotilla hoping to break the siege of Gaza are due to leave a port in southern Turkey.
They are to link up with six other vessels off the coast of Cyprus, before heading to the Gaza Strip. But Israel says it will stop the flotilla before it reaches its destination - and arrest all on board.
Al Jazeera's Mohamed Vall reports from Antalya. [27 May 10]
Israeli Troops Storm Gaza Flotilla
AlJazeeraEnglish — May 31, 2010 — Israeli forces have attacked aid ships attempting to break the blockade of Gaza.
Commandos lowered themselves from helicopters and onto the Mavi Marmara - the lead ship in a flotilla of six vessels which are carrying humanitarian aid for the Palestinian territory.
Israeli Army Radio said up to 16 people may have been killed in the operation. Al Jazeera's Jamal Elshayyal on board the Mavi Marmara sent this report before communications were cut.
Inside Story: The Gaza flotilla
AlJazeeraEnglish — May 31, 2010 — Carrying ten tonnes of medical equipment and other aid, the flotilla of ships to Gaza is considered the biggest effort to alleviate the three-year siege on the Gaza strip. Just are these missions of any real use? And what would it take to end Irael's three-year blockade of Gaza?