Mavi Marmara

My Word: Flotillas and waves of condemnation - opinion

There was a certain irony to the violent response of the police in Bilbao to the pro-Palestinian provocateurs at the airport. After all, Spain was one of the countries that protested Ben-Gvir's video

Israeli Navy vessels escort a vessel from the Global Sumud Flotilla to Ashdod Port, in southern Israel, October 2, 2025.
Palestinians live among the ruins of their destroyed homes after returning to the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, February 8, 2026

Israeli officials consider paying some Gazan war victims to rebuild global legitimacy - exclusive

 A Palestinian flag flutters as activists ride a boat during a rally ahead of the 4th anniversary of the Mavi Marmara Gaza flotilla incident, at the seaport of Gaza City May 29, 2014.

Gaza aid flotilla halted after vessels flag removed, activists say

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'Mavi Marmara 2' flotilla delayed as flagged state requests inspection


Israel denies South Africa approved arrest warrants against former IDF generals

Foreign Ministry calls South African BDS activists' claim of arrest warrants against former IDF chief, other top commanders from Mavi Marmara false.

The Turkish ship Mavi Marmara

FM official: South African arrest warrants against IDF officers 'ugly and provocative'

Foreign Ministry spokesman says arrest warrants not condoned by country's government.

Mavi Marmara, 2010

ICC top court keeps ‘Mavi Marmara’ war crimes allegations against Israel alive

Ruling prolongs internal drama and disagreement among the ICC’s own bodies over whether to dive further into the Israeli-Arab conflict than it ever has before.

Mavi Marmara, 2010

Foreign Ministry head Gold ‘hopeful’ Israel, Turkey will reconcile soon

Top diplomat tells ‘Jerusalem Post’ that Israel is not holding negotiations with "unreformed" Hamas.

Dore Gold

Analysis: Could ICC ruling on Kenya impact ‘Mavi Marmara’ case?

Bensouda could still decide to close the file again, but the court’s order meant there was a very serious chance that Israelis would face a full criminal investigation.

Mavi Marmara, 2010

Who are the ICC judges who ruled against Israel on the ‘Mavi Marmara’?

Three International Criminal Court judges directed the ICC’s chief prosecutor to reopen the Mavi Marmara file.

The Turkish ship Mavi Marmara

Netanyahu slams 'cynical, political' ICC decision to probe Marmara raid

Israeli officials reacted angrily to the ICC's decision to instruct its prosecutor to probe whether IDF soldiers committed war crimes during raid.

Benjamin Netanyahu

ICC orders its prosecutor to consider 'Mavi Marmara' war crimes allegations against IDF

Decision puts ICC closest ever to intervening in Israeli-Arab conflict.

The Turkish ship Mavi Marmara

Jerusalem to UN chief: Israel does not want fight at sea

“The flotilla’s sole purpose is to create provocations that pose security risks, and constitute a breach of international law,” Dore Gold tells UN's Ban.

Activists aboard a flotilla to Gaza [file]

MK Haneen Zoabi expresses desire to join next flotilla to Gaza

"Any normal person would participate in the fight against the siege and imprisonment of two million people on a piece of land," she said in an interview with Army Radio.

Haneen Zoabi on board the Mavi Marmara, may 2010.