IDF takes 'Madleen' flotilla to Port of Ashdod, flotilla's passengers to return to home countries

'Tiny' amount of aid on ship to be transferred to Gaza through real humanitarian channels, foreign ministry says • GHF to open aid distribution center in Rafah

 A drone view shows the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, organized by the international NGO Freedom Flotilla Coalition, anchored off the coast of Catania, Italy, on June 1, 2025.
A drone view shows the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, organized by the international NGO Freedom Flotilla Coalition, anchored off the coast of Catania, Italy, on June 1, 2025.
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IDF boards Greta Thunberg’s 'Madleen' as it heads toward Israel

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 Shayetet 13 operatives.
Shayetet 13 operatives.
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Lt.-Gen. Zamir denies 'baseless' Channel 14 claim MAG responsible for deaths of four soldiers

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 IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir speaks during an event for outstanding soldiers as part of Israel's 77th Independence Day celebrations, at the President's residence in Jerusalem on May 1, 2025.
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir speaks during an event for outstanding soldiers as part of Israel's 77th Independence Day celebrations, at the President's residence in Jerusalem on May 1, 2025.
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Yossi Cohen's party could struggle to pass electoral threshold, new poll shows

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 Former Mossad Head Yossi Cohen speaking at the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress in Basel.
Former Mossad Head Yossi Cohen speaking at the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress in Basel.
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Freedom Flotilla Coalition says aid vessel approaching Gaza-bound ship left

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A drone view shows the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, organized by the international NGO Freedom Flotilla Coalition, anchored off the coast of Catania, Italy, on June 1, 2025
A drone view shows the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, organized by the international NGO Freedom Flotilla Coalition, anchored off the coast of Catania, Italy, on June 1, 2025
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Ships intercept Gaza Freedom Flotilla - report

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'Madleen' nears closer to Gaza, tracker shows

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 The official 'Madleen' tracker shows the ship edging closer to Gaza on June 9, 2025.
The official 'Madleen' tracker shows the ship edging closer to Gaza on June 9, 2025.
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Israel to send pro-Palestinian activists on flotilla back abroad, Israeli official says

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A drone view shows the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, organized by the international NGO Freedom Flotilla Coalition, anchored off the coast of Catania, Italy, on June 1, 2025
A drone view shows the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, organized by the international NGO Freedom Flotilla Coalition, anchored off the coast of Catania, Italy, on June 1, 2025
(photo credit: REUTERS/DANILO ARNONE)

Lt.-Gen. Zamir denies 'baseless' Channel 14 claim MAG responsible for death of four soldiers

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 IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir speaks during an event for outstanding soldiers as part of Israel's 77th Independence Day celebrations, at the President's residence in Jerusalem on May 1, 2025.
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir speaks during an event for outstanding soldiers as part of Israel's 77th Independence Day celebrations, at the President's residence in Jerusalem on May 1, 2025.
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Israeli officials to hold assessment as new 'Tzav 8' orders considered

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 Reservist exercise in the North. January 17, 2024
Reservist exercise in the North. January 17, 2024
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Greta Thunberg's flotilla is expected to reach Gaza waters tonight

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Israel at War: What you need to know
  • Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
  • Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Supernova music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across the Gaza border communities.
  • 55 hostages remain in Gaza.
  • 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says.
  • The IDF launched a ground invasion of Lebanon on September 30.
  • The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire came into effect on November 27 at 4 a.m.
  • Netanyahu confirmed the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire on January 17, 2025.