Protests erupt around world after Israel intercepts aid flotilla
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Young Gaza mum desperately seeking care for two-year-old daughter with cancer
A young mother who has lost three children during the war is fighting to save her remaining daughter, a two-year-old cancer patient deprived of vital medical care.
The children's hospital treating Etra shut down last month during Israel's latest offensive in Gaza City.
Nancy Abu Matrou, 22, lost twins in September after she gave birth prematurely while fleeing Israeli bombardment.
"We are just asking for a shelter," Abu Matroud said. "I don't want to lose the daughter I still have."
Father Faraj al-Ghalayini, 53, said: "What is our fault? We have nothing to do with this. What is the fault of our children?"
A deadly mix of disease, displacement, lack of medical care and malnutrition has beset most Gazan families, but the turmoil has placed a particular burden on young children and pregnant women.
"There is an increase in the number of babies who are born premature," according to Jonathan Crickx, a spokesperson for UNICEF State of Palestine.
"The incubators needed to keep the baby in a protective environment... the ventilators that help them to develop their lungs, all of this equipment is not available in sufficient quantities today in the Gaza Strip."
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Israeli authorities take Thunberg and flotilla passengers to Israel for deportation
Intercepted aid flotilla passengers are being transported to Israel, according to its foreign ministry.
It said they would then be deported to Europe.
"The passengers are safe and in good health," it said, posting an image of Greta Thunberg to X...
Protests erupt around world after Israel intercepts aid flotilla
Protests have erupted around the world after Israel's interception of Greta Thunberg's aid flotilla.
The Global Sumud Flotilla was carrying supplies to war-ravaged Gaza, in parts of which famine has been declared.
People took to the streets in solidarity with the flotilla in Italy, Spain, Colombia and Argentina to name a few.
Dozens of aid flotilla boats continue to sail toward Gaza
Dozens of boats that are part of the Global Sumud Flotilla are continuing to sail towards Gaza.
Israeli forces stopped 20 vessels last night carrying foreign activists and supplies, as well as the most prominent of the flotilla's passengers, Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg.
But 23 boats are still attempting to break Israel's blockade, according to the Flotilla Tracker website.
On departure, the Global Sumud Flotilla was carrying 500 parliamentarians, lawyers and activists.
Organisers denounced the raid, which took place 70 nautical miles from Gaza, as a "war crime".
Early this morning, they said the remaining boats were 46 nautical miles away from their destination.
The flotilla is the latest seaborne attempt to break Israel's blockade of Gaza, much of which has been turned into a wasteland by almost two years of war.
Good morning
Good morning and welcome back to our live coverage of the war in Gaza.
Overnight, the Israeli military intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters en route to Gaza to attempt to break an aid blockade, with Greta Thunberg among those on board.
The high-profile incident unfolded slowly through the night, with tens of thousands watching online as the flotilla's organisers streamed what was happening.
Israel's actions sparked outrage in parts of Europe, with protests in Greece, Italy, Turkey and Spain.
Italy's biggest union called for a general strike Friday in response to the interception.
Elsewhere, Donald Trump's deadline for Hamas to accept his 20-point peace plan draws ever closer.
And in Gaza City, Palestinians have been told to leave now or be "considered [a] terrorist" by Israel's defence minister.
Stick with us and we'll bring you the latest updates throughout the day.
That's all for now
That's all for now of our live coverage of the war in Gaza.
Tonight's main story was Israel intercepting the Global Sumud Flotilla as it sailed towards Gaza.
Almost 50 vessels carrying nearly 500 people had been trying to break Israel's blockade of Gaza.
Israel imposed the blockade on Gaza in 2007 after Hamas took control of the coastal enclave and it has blocked numerous attempts to reach Gaza since, including a vessel in 2010 by its special forces, in which at least nine Turkish activists were killed.
Israel argues the blockade is necessary to stop weapons from being smuggled to Hamas, and called Thunberg's previous attempt to reach Gaza a propaganda stunt in support of Hamas.
The first mentions of the interception came from the activists onboard the ships.
Several took to social media saying ships were approaching them.
Israel repeated its previous allegation that the flotilla was a "provocation", pointing to the fact organisers refused alternative ways to get the aid into Gaza.
It also shared a video of climate activist Greta Thunberg, the best-known participant on the flotilla, surrounded by Israeli soldiers saying she was "safe and healthy".
The interception has been ongoing for hours, and is expected to continue well into the night.
Watch Thunberg being detained here...
Meanwhile...
Israel's assault of Gaza City continues, with defence minister Israel Katz saying the IDF had almost surrounded the urban centre.
Gaza City is the focus of an Israeli campaign, where it has levellled high-rise buildings and demanded all Palestinians leave.
Katz said any Palestinians who remain behind will be considered a terrorist and face the "full force" of Israel's army.
As all this unfolds, at least two more people, including a child, died of famine in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
Simultaneously, the deadline set by Donald Trump for the militant group continues to tick down.
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said it remained in place, and that "sensitive discussions" were ongoing.
A source familiar with Hamas' deliberations with other factions told Reuters news agency: "Accepting the plan is a disaster, rejecting it is another; there are only bitter choices here, but the plan is a Netanyahu plan articulated by Trump."
And across Europe, protests against the interception of the flotilla were held in Istanbul, Athens, Rome and Barcelona.
White House defends Trump's son-in-law after role in Gaza peace plan
Jared Kushner served as a senior adviser for Donald Trump during his first term.
He seemingly had no official role this time round, but has emerged as an important player in helping get the 20-point plan for peace in Gaza brought about.
His role was such, that Benjamin Netanyahu even named him personally in his remarks in the White House on Monday.
But now the White House has pushed back on scrutiny of him, calling accusations against him "despicable".
Kushner's private equity firm has received hundreds of millions of dollars from wealth funds in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, a key intermediary of Hamas, Reuters news agency reports.
It adds that his business connections in the Middle East are raising questions from Democrats and beyond about whether they are a conflict of interest.
When asked about this, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said such suggestions were "despicable".
She added: "Jared is donating his energy and his time to our government, to the president of the United States, to secure world peace, and that is a very noble thing."
Pakistani minister says published Gaza peace plan different to what was agreed
"This is not our document."
That's what Pakistan's foreign minister reportedly had to say about Donald Trump's peace plan.
According to the Turkish site Anadolu Ajansi, Ishaq Dar said the plan presented in the White House was different to the one his nation had agreed on.
"There are some key areas that we want covered… if they are not covered, they will be covered," he reportedly added.
It comes after Qatar's PM made public similar concerns to Al Jazeera, saying several points of Trump's plan needed clarification or negotiation.
Pakistan and Qatar were among the Arab and Muslim nations that shared a statement of support for the plan when it was announced on Monday.
At least 103 people killed in Lebanon since ceasefire with Israel - UN
The Israeli interception of the flotilla is expected to run well into the night, so here's some more news coming out of the Middle East.
In November last year, Israel and Lebanon signed a ceasefire ending months of fighting that started when Hezbollah launched strikes in support of Hamas.
Despite the ceasefire, Israeli airstrikes have continued, claiming at least 103 civilian lives in the last 10 months, according to the UN's High Commissioner for the Office of Human Rights Volker Turk.
"We are still seeing devastating impacts of jet and drone strikes in residential areas, as well as near UN peacekeepers in the south," Turk added.
Israel has said it targets Hezbollah positions.
One of the deadliest attacks killed five people, including three children, when an Israeli drone targeted a vehicle and motorcycle on 21 September.
The Israeli military said it killed a Hezbollah member and also "several uninvolved civilians".
"The IDF regrets any harm to uninvolved individuals and operates to minimise harm as much as possible. The incident is under review," it said in a statement the next day.
Turk has called for an independent investigation into that incident and others.
The UN said it had no reports of deaths from projectiles fired from Lebanon towards Israel since the ceasefire.
It also said more than 80,000 people remain displaced in southern Lebanon and 30,000 people in northern Israel.
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