A convoy carrying hundreds of activists arrives in Libya after driving from Algeria and crossing to Tunisia on its way to the Gaza Strip to challenge Israel’s blockade on humanitarian aid in the terri

The controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has halted its work for a day and is asking Israel to reduce the risks for Palestinians seeking access to its sites.

A U.S. and Israel-backed humanitarian organization halted food aid in Gaza due to alleged threats from Hamas, which the group denies. The U.N. and Israel remain in conflict over aid distribution methods.

An ambush allegedly carried out by Hamas killed at least eight Palestinian aid workers with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

Once an activist darling of the climate movement, Greta Thunberg has been rinsed in the mainstream UK media this month for participating in efforts to get aid into Gaza. Her story typifies the challenge of removing sustainability issues from silos and pushing for systemic change.

Egypt has blocked activists taking part in a planned march to Gaza, halting their attempt to reach the border and challenge Israel’s blockade on humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory before it could begin.

(TNND) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg set sail for Gaza on Sunday afternoon with 11 other activists who have the goal of stopping Israeli attacks. “We are doing this because, no matter what odds we are against, we have to keep trying,” Thunberg said, bursting into tears during her speech.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was among 12 activists detained on a vessel seeking to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip. This was the second vessel from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition forcefully stopped by Israel since May.

"The tiny amount of aid that was on the yacht and not consumed ... has supported the FFC operation and urged other boats to challenge the Gaza blockade. "Madleen's journey may have ended, but ...

At least 41 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire and air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, most of them at a central aid site operated by the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.