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An aid boat carrying climate activist Greta Thunberg and other European activists was intercepted en route to Gaza

Tens of thousands took to the streets of Rome over the weekend, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to Israeli military operations.

An aid boat carrying climate activist Greta Thunberg and other pro-Palestinian campaigners has been diverted by Israel’s military. The yacht Madleen, part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), was sailing under a British flag with a mission to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza when it was intercepted and redirected to Ashdod port.

A Gaza-bound aid boat, Madleen, carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists was diverted to Israel, where passengers are expected to return home while humanitarian aid will be transferred to Gaza through established channels.

Dr Victoria Rose, a British NHS plastic surgeon, reports worsening conditions in Gaza hospitals, including increased bombing and high infection rates leading to avoidable deaths.

Dawn French faced backlash for a satirical video critiquing supporters of Israel’s military actions in Gaza, which many perceived as trivialising the October 7 Hamas attacks.

Israel announced the retrieval of the body of Nattapong Pinta, a Thai hostage kidnapped in Gaza, during a military operation.

Israeli forces, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have recovered the bodies of Gad Haggai and Judi Weinstein Haggai, taken by Hamas during the 7 October attacks.

Aid distribution centres in Gaza will close for renovations on Wednesday, following Israeli gunfire that reportedly killed 27 Palestinians near one of the sites.

The UN’s World Food Programme director emphasized the urgent need for Israel to allow large-scale humanitarian aid into Gaza to prevent widespread malnutrition and famine among children.