The Gaza Freedom Flotilla: Framing the Narrative

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jun 9, 2010 They called it "Operation Sea Breeze." Despite the pleasant-sounding name, Israel's violent commando raid on a flotilla of humanitarian aid ships, which left nine civilians dead, has sparked international outrage. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Israel Waylays Another Aid Ship

Staff / Truthdig Jun 5, 2010 Israel has intercepted yet another Gaza-bound aid supply ship attempting to break the naval blockade of the occupied territory, but unlike the bloody raid on an aid flotilla Monday, Saturday's interception occurred peacefully. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Netanyahu Unapologetic About Flotilla Raid

Staff / Truthdig Jun 3, 2010 Israel is still being widely criticized for the flotilla attack, but on Wednesday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not about to apologize for his country's actions in the incident or for Israel's stance toward Gaza. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israeli PM Says He Regrets Loss of Life

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2010 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has responded to international criticism of his government's deadly raid on boats carrying activists and aid to Gaza. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Strikes at Aid Flotilla, Killing 9 (Update: Security Council)

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2010 Activists trying to bring humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip ran afoul of the Israeli military on Sunday Shots were fired after masked Israeli gunmen descended from helicopters hovering over the flotilla as it made its way through international watersShots were fired after masked Israeli gunmen <a href="http://www. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Al Jazeera: On Board Gaza’s Freedom Flotilla (Update: Israel Opens Fire)

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2010 A Gaza-bound flotilla carrying 10,000 tons of aid has run into the Israeli navy, which reportedly has no intention of letting the ships sail through. Al Jazeera is on board one of the vessels, and earlier it broadcast this look at life at sea in the "freedom flotilla." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Halt! Who Goes There? Well, Not Aid

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2009 Be it a political gamble or a mix-up of epic proportions, Hamas is being accused of stealing humanitarian aid from UN trucks in the Gaza Strip Due to the thefts, officials say, aid has stopped flowing into the battle-torn territory, where half the population depends on the U shipments for food. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Sends Tanks Back to Gaza

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2009 Israel launched an airstrike and ground assault into Gaza after a bomb on the Israeli side of the border killed a soldier. The troops pulled back into Israel soon afterward, according to the BBC. The raid was of a smaller scale than the fighting that ended just 10 days ago, but shows the difficult work ahead for George Mitchell, the new U.S. envoy, who is headed to the region. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Offers Tidings, Lifts Blockade

Staff / Truthdig Dec 26, 2008 Israel has discovered the holiday spirit and decided that its blockade of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip should be lifted, allowing trucks of medicine, food and other supplies to enter the occupied territory beginning Friday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel’s ‘Crime Against Humanity’

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 15, 2008 Israel’s siege of Gaza, largely unseen by the outside world because of Jerusalem’s refusal to allow humanitarian aid workers, reporters and photographers access to Gaza, rivals the most egregious crimes carried out at the height of apartheid by the South African regime. It is meant to break Hamas, but will only breed future generations of militants. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Israel Rejects U.N. Aid Plea

Staff / Truthdig Nov 19, 2008 If it looks heartless and sounds heartless, it probably is heartless. A direct quote from a Voice of America news piece: "Israel is ignoring pleas by the United Nations to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, standing firm on its blockade of the Palestinian territory." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Blockaded Gaza ‘Faces Disaster’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 14, 2008 It's been only about a week since Israel closed the border into the Gaza Strip, denying the occupied territory humanitarian supplies and fuel and even blocking journalists, but the UK-based aid group Oxfam is already warning that Gaza "faces disaster" if the blockade is not immediately broken. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )