Qatari television station Al-Jazeera reported that the Freedom Flotilla from Turkey to the Gaza Strip was delayed for several days due to port procedures in Istanbul.
The flotilla, known as Marmara 2, includes humanitarian aid for the residents of Gaza and is made up of of three ships with 1,200 people from 30 countries on board © Mena Today
Qatari television station Al-Jazeera reported that the Freedom Flotilla from Turkey to the Gaza Strip was delayed for several days due to port procedures in Istanbul.
The flotilla, known as Marmara 2, includes humanitarian aid for the residents of Gaza and is made up of of three ships with 1,200 people from 30 countries on board.
It will set off 14 years after the Marmara incident in which nine Turkish citizens were killed and 10 IDF soldiers were injured when the flotilla tried to break through Israel's naval blockade of Gaza.
The Saudi-led military coalition announced Sunday that it had intercepted a missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels toward Riyadh, where explosions were heard at dawn, the first such incident since hostilities resumed between the kingdom and the Iran-backed fighters.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia may have military needs due to the ongoing attacks by Yemen's Houthis and that Turkey was ready to help under a trilateral defence pact that also includes Pakistan.
The European Union said Saturday it regretted Washington's decision to deny visas, for the second year running, to Palestinian officials seeking to attend the UN General Assembly, urging a rethink.
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