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.
Turkey's foreign minister, defence minister and the head of the MIT intelligence agency are in Damascus on a working visit, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, without providing details.
Israel carried out "genocidal acts" against Palestinians by systematically destroying women's healthcare facilities during the conflict in Gaza, and used sexual violence as a war strategy, United Nations experts said in a report on Thursday.
Turkish forces killed 24 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq and Syria over the past week, the defence ministry said on Thursday, continuing attacks in the region after a disarmament call from the PKK leader and a separate accord between U.S.-backed Kurds and Damascus.
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