Tel Aviv, Oct. 8 -- The Israeli Navy early Wednesday intercepted a new flotilla mission, which attempted to break its maritime blockade on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip as part of a symbolic support for Palestinians, detaining an estimated 150 activists who were transferred to Israeli shores for interrogation and deportation, reports Times of Israel.
The Navy's interception of the flotilla comes a week after it stopped the 42-vessel Global Sumud Flotilla - the largest convoy to challenge Tel Aviv's blockade to date -- and deported a vast majority of the 479 activists who took part in that armada, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and South African politician Mandla Mandela.
The IDF actions come after organisers rejected calls...