A group of 12 people, including the Swedish activist, are attempting to deliver aid in spite of the Israeli blockade.

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg sets sail for Gaza with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition under Palestinian flag, prompting Israel's military to confirm they are monitoring the vessel's approach.

Israel has suggested that it will block a ship carrying activists including Greta Thunberg from delivering aid to Gaza. The climate campaigner set sail from a port in Sicily on Sunday with 11 other activists to deliver a “symbolic” amount of aid to the enclave,

The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at de-escalating the Gaza war, saying it would strengthen the Palestinian Islamist militia Hamas. Acting US Ambassador Dorothy Shea blocked the legally binding decision of the UN's most powerful body against all 14 other member states who voted in favour of the

The U.N. Security Council will vote Wednesday on a resolution demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, and the Trump administration is expected to veto it because it does not link the ceasefire to the release of all the hostages held by Hamas.

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