Israeli forces began detaining those aboard several of the more than 50 vessels headed toward the territory on Monday.

Israel’s raid on a peaceful flotilla of international vessels attempting to bring humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip was described Monday as an act of brazen piracy and condemned by human rights activists and experts who say the world should no longer stand by in the face of such criminality. Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories…

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