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Israeli Forces Raid Handala Aid Ship to Gaza

HeadlineJul 28, 2025

For the second time in less than two months, Israeli forces have raided a civilian aid ship bound for Gaza in international waters. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition was attempting to break the Israeli siege by sailing the Handala ship to Gaza with baby formula, diapers, food and medicine on board.

On Saturday night, Israeli forces seized the aid and detained the ship’s crew of 21 civilians, including parliamentarians and human rights lawyers. Just before the raid, one of the flotilla organizers, Huwaida Arraf, spoke by phone with the Israeli forces.

Huwaida Arraf: “This vessel carries food and baby formula for children that your government is deliberately starving. Your blockade is deliberately starving children to death. You have no authority to enforce an illegal blockade. This is a war crime.”

We’ll have more on the Israeli raid later in the program.

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