Israel’s use of aid as a weapon of war has provoked outrage. It has prevented essential supplies from entering Gaza. And yet its new effort to distribute aid is also proving deeply controversial. Hamas says it is a front for the idf. International aid organisations have decried it. What is this new network and what is it trying to do?

A humanitarian worker in the territory explains how the situation has devolved in recent weeks—and what she’s doing for her own family.

French doctor Baptiste André was one of 11 crew members aboard the Madleen, an aid boat that was recently seized by Israeli authorities as it attempted to deliver humanitarian supplies to Gaza. Despite feeling fear after the vessel was boarded by soldiers,

The incident happened as Israel and Hamas traded blame for the faltering mediation bid to secure a temporary ceasefire.

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 territory.

The British-flagged yacht Madleen, which is operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition, aimed to deliver symbolic aid to Gaza.

An aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists was intercepted by Israeli forces en route to Gaza and arrived at an Israeli port on Monday. Turkey calls it an illegal and "heinous attack."