In an explosive emergency session of the UN Security Council, Russia delivered a scathing condemnation of the U.S.-Israel bombing campaign against Iran’s nuclear facilities. It accused the U.S. and Israel of “flagrant aggression” for unprovoked strikes on Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear sites. Moscow slammed Washington’s contempt for global consensus, citing its blind support for Israel’s slaughter of Palestinians.
Democracy Now! Eleven peace activists and one journalist on board the Gaza Freedom Flotilla ship, the "Madleen," were detained by Israeli soldiers as their ship carrying vital humanitarian aid for starving Palestinians approached Gaza. The ship was intercepted by Israeli forces in the middle of the night in international waters. Its supplies were seized and communications jammed. The unarmed activists will likely be transported to Israeli detention or "immediately deported," says Ann Wright, a U.S. military veteran who has participated in four Freedom Flotilla journeys and now serves on the steering committee of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. She calls on citizens of countries around the world to push for the activists' release and an end to Israel's war on Gaza.
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