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A Palestinian NGO said Sunday that it had lost contact with a flotilla of two ships bound for the stranded Gaza Strip.
"Contacts were lost with the Al-Awda flotilla," said Adham Abu Silmiyya. The national authority to break the siege on the Gaza Strip, told the Anadolu agency
"The Israeli naval forces probably seized the ships," he suggested.
The Israeli Navy has no comment.
Ahed al-Tamimi … icon of the Palestinian resistance
The icon of the Palestinian protest Ahed al-Tamimi was released from Israeli prison after serving an 8-month sentence for slapping an Israeli soldier. The 17-year-old girl was arrested by Israeli forces in December after being filmed while she was beating the soldier at a police station. descent to her house to stop her brother. In March, an Israeli court sentenced to imprisonment from Israel: Release of Palestinian Ahed Tamimi from prison Imprisoned on January 31, 2001 in the city of Nabi Saleh, west of the city of Ramallah in the West Bank, al-Tamimi is from a family known for his fight against Israelis Several family members, including relatives and brothers, have been repeatedly arrested by Israeli forces for their opposition to the Israeli invasion of Palestinian lands. His uncle, Rushdie al-Tamimi, was shot dead by Israeli forces in the town of Nabi Saleh. in 2012. Her aunt Bassima al-Tamimi died in 1993 after being beaten to death by an Israeli policeman while she was attending her son's session at the time, according to family sources. Palestinian teenager released from Israeli jailSince her early years, Tamimi, a high school student, has participated in weekly protests in her city against the Israeli occupation and settlement construction in the occupied territories. of these gatherings, the Palestinian teenager confr "Ahed witnessed daily clashes and rubber bullets and was hit by tear gas," said his uncle Naji al-Tamimi at the Anadolu agency during from an interview. a normal childhood, she saw the arrest of her parents and the martyrdom of her uncle and aunt, "he said.-Al-Tamimi participated in several pro-Palestinian conferences and festivals in Turkey and in France Since his arrest, the Palestinian teenager has become a symbol of Palestinian resistance against the Israeli occupation.To support al-Tamimi, two Italian graffiti artists have painted a fresco of the Palestinian icon On a wall of The Two Artists, however, were reportedly stopped by Israeli forces during the painting.As she emerged from Israeli jail on Sunday, a provocateur al-Tamimi vowed to continue the Palestinian struggle. will continue its fight against the Israeli occupation, "al-Tamimi told reporters during his release." The occupation is being brought to an end and detention will not violate our will. "In 2012, the municipality of Basaksehir At the time, the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (the current President of Turkey) The spokesman had previously stated that the two ships had approached the territorial waters of Gaza and that they had to reach the shores of Gaza later Sunday.
The Flotilla bound for Gaza left Norway in May 15 under the slogan "Right to a just future for Palestine" as part of a campaign to break an 11-year-old Israeli siege in the Gaza Strip. Gaza.
About 36 militants from 15 countries are aboard both ships
Israel holds Italian artists for a mural of Tamimi
Security forces Israeli on Saturday arrested two Italian artists for painting a mural of imprisoned Palestinian teenager, Ahed al-Tamimi, on the separation fence that winds through the occupied West Bank.Muhammad al-Lahham, a Palestinian activist, has told the Anadolu agency that two Italian militants and a Palestinian had been arrested in Bethlehem, while the artists were about to finish their painting. The 17-year-old Palestinian girl has spent the last months in Israeli police custody. The place and identity of the trio remain unknown.Video: Palestinian mural Ahed Tamimi painted on Israeli separation wall Friday, the two artists, who preferred not to give their name and who did not do any statement to the press, began to paint a larger-than-life portrait of the detained teenager, who became a symbol of Palestinian resistance, to express his support for al-Tamimi. Earlier this year, al-Tamimi was slapped with eight months in prison for "attacking" an Israeli soldier. But the teenager's father, Basem al-Tamimi, Monday, expressed hope that his daughter – who was due to be released by August 19 at the latest – could be released Sunday. The Israeli authorities, however, have not yet announced the official release date of the detained adolescent. In 2012, the municipality of Basaksehir in Istanbul awarded al-Tamimi the prestigious Hanzala Courage Award for defying Israeli soldiers who had just arrested his brother.
By the end of 2016, nearly two million Gazans depended on international aid to survive. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, nearly half of families in Gaza did not have access to safe food supplies.
Every year for eight years, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition launched a new campaign to challenge the Israeli siege in the Palestinian enclave of the seaside.
On May 31, 2010, Israeli commandos killed nine Turkish activists in the Mavi Marmara boat convoy in international waters. The convoy, which was part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, was heading to Gaza to provide humanitarian aid. Another activist succumbed to his wounds
Two Gazans martyred in Israeli bombing
Two Palestinians were martyred Sunday by Israeli bombing in the northern Gaza Strip according to the Ministry of Health. The bodies of Ayman Nafez, 24, and Muhammad Majid, 24, were admitted to the Indonesian hospital after Israeli forces bombed the eastern city of Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip. said the ministry spokesman. The Israeli army has not issued any statements on the bombings. Since March, more than 150 Palestinians have been martyred – and thousands more injured – by Israeli army fire during protests against decades-long Israeli occupation and an 11-year blockade , which destroyed Gaza 's economy and deprived its 2 million or so inhabitants of many commodities.
Israel released from prison Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi who was jailed last year after being shot while kicking an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank, Tamimi, 17, became a heroine for Palestinians after the December 15 incident outside her home in the village of Nabi Saleh was broadcast live on Facebook by her mother and became viral.He was 16 years old at the time.Galeri: Palestinian teenager released from Israeli prisonIt faced 12 charges including assault, and pleaded guilty in March to a charge of aggravated Video: Israel closes Palestinian trial of Ahed Tamimi in front of the public and justice A spokesman for the Israeli Prison Service said that Tamimi had left Sharon prison and was on his way to the West Bank, where his family is a veteran. protests against an Israeli settlement near their home. Palestinians want the West Bank for a future state, with East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. Most countries view Israeli settlements in the West Bank as illegal, which is disputed by Israel
Israeli Arab MP resigns to protest Israeli law According to the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth, Zouheir Bahloul called the parliament (the Knesset) "racist" for voting the law, which has prompted criticism from the Israeli Zionist community. The Arab MP said his resignation will come into effect in September when the Knesset will return from his summer vacation and promised not to take a step back from his decision. defines Israel as a Jewish state with a "unified Jerusalem" as the capital. He also promoted Hebrew as the only official language, stripping Arabic as an official language while recognizing its "special status". The new legislation is likely to further alienate the Arab minority, which argues that it already faces discrimination from Israeli Jews and the government. Although they are second class citizens, Palestinians, who have Israeli nationality, represent 21% of the population, are known as Israeli Arabs and have members in the Israeli Parliament, the Knesset. .
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