Frank Romano’s run-in with the Israeli Navy last month isn’t the first time he’s been in harm’s way. He continues to be ...

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) announced Thursday that it has lost contact with the "Handala," a ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza as part of the group's mission to break Israel's blockade.

The Madleen is the second Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship targeted by Israel in just over a month. The Conscience was drone-bombed off the coast of Malta in early May, though no injuries were ...

When he reached the Israeli prison, U.S. human rights defender Chris Smalls was physically assaulted by seven uniformed individuals,’ says coalition - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Irish activists are playing a big role in organising a new international flotilla to try to get vital humanitarian aid into ...

Just a few weeks ago, the Israel Navy intercepted a different vessel, the Madleen, with identical goals, also dispatched by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. The Handala carried 19 activists ...

The ship is part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, which has organized aid missions to Gaza for more than a decade. Getty Images Israel, for its part, dismissed the saga as a stunt, noting how ...

The Madleen ship, operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, set sail on June 1 with 12 activists onboard, including Thunberg, a Swedish peace and climate campaigner, and Irish actor Liam Cunningham.

Freedom Flotilla II was launched in 2011 as a follow-up to the 2010 mission. Organised by a coalition of international activists and NGOs, it aimed to break Israel’s blockade on Gaza and deliver ...

During one previous flotilla in May 2010, nine people were killed after Israeli commandos opened fire on activists after boarding the flagship vessel 90 miles from Gaza. Just last month, two ...

Also on board were seven U.S. citizens, including a human rights attorney, a Jewish U.S. war veteran and a Jewish-American activist, according to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition.