Ierapetra (AFP) – Dozens of activists on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla which was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters off Crete disembark at a small port on the island. Israel’s foreign ministry says around 175 activists, the majority of them nationals of European countries, were taken off more than 20 boats on Thursday. Flotilla organisers put the number at 211. The war in Gaza, triggered by the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, has led to severe shortages of food, water, medicine and fuel.
