{"id":623,"date":"2026-05-16T10:40:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T10:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=623"},"modified":"2026-05-16T10:40:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T10:40:34","slug":"gaza-flotilla-sails-for-a-third-time-despite-threats-500-activists-depart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=623","title":{"rendered":"Gaza flotilla sails for a third time despite threats: 500 activists depart"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"t-content t-content--article t-content--video\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__main-media\" data-media-video-bd3579f1-cba8-46fd-9d1a-2ea014d74b0b data-wrapper-video-player data-show-hidden-video-player=\"BD3579F1-CBA8-46FD-9D1A-2EA014D74B0B\" data-autoplay-video-link data-youtube-script>\n<div class=\"o-em-consent \">\n<div class=\"o-em-consent__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-consent__content__text\">To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.<\/p>\n<p>        <button class=\"a-master-button a-master-button--dark\" data-action=\"accept\"><br \/>\n            Accept<\/p>\n<p>        <\/button><br \/>\n        <button class=\"a-link\" data-action=\"manage\">Manage my choices<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock\" data-adblock-content>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-adblock__content__text\">One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. 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                       Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__metadata\">\n<div class=\"t-content__dates\">\n<p class=\"m-pub-dates\"><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-05-16T09:41:48+00:00\">16\/05\/2026 &#8211; 11:41<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a-share-button\" data-root-share>\n<p>                        <span class=\"a-master-button__label\">Share<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-box-expand\" data-box-expand>\n<div class=\"m-box-expand__content\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-box-expand-content>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                                                Ships from the Global Sumud Flotilla set sail for a third time on Thursday from southern Turkey, after earlier attempts to deliver aid to Gaza were intercepted by Israel in international waters.\u00a0\u00a0                            <\/p>\n<div class=\"t-content__tags\">\n<div 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(AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II, File)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><\/p>\n<p>                        <span class=\"a-content-icon\"><\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__infos\">\n<div class=\"article__title \">\n    <a href=\"\/en\/the-fatah-party-elects-new-central-commitee-for-the-first-time-in-10-years\" data-article-item-link><\/p>\n<h2>The Fatah party elects new central committee for the first time in 10 years<\/h2>\n<p>                        <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__metadata\">\n<div class=\"article__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-14T15:37:15+02:00\"><br \/>\n                                                14\/05\/2026<br \/>\n                                            <\/time><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-content-typology\">\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-layout-list__item\">\n<div class=\"m-item-list-article m-item-list-article--content-visibility m-item-list-article--hor-to-ver\" data-article-list>\n<a class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9\" href=\"\/en\/lebanese-split-over-diplomatic-normalisation-amid-washington-talks\" data-article-item-link aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/2e1fbc34-4f98-11f1-ab14-005056a97e36\/w:720\/p:16x9\/EN-20260514-151737-152004-CS.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/2e1fbc34-4f98-11f1-ab14-005056a97e36\/w:177\/p:16x9\/EN-20260514-151737-152004-CS.jpg 177w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/2e1fbc34-4f98-11f1-ab14-005056a97e36\/w:388\/p:16x9\/EN-20260514-151737-152004-CS.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/2e1fbc34-4f98-11f1-ab14-005056a97e36\/w:480\/p:16x9\/EN-20260514-151737-152004-CS.jpg 480w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/2e1fbc34-4f98-11f1-ab14-005056a97e36\/w:720\/p:16x9\/EN-20260514-151737-152004-CS.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) calc(100vw - 32px), (max-width: 1076px) calc(50vw - 64px), 322px\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" alt=\"Lebanese split over diplomatic normalisation amid Washington talks\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><\/p>\n<p>                        <span class=\"a-content-icon\"><\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__infos\">\n<div class=\"article__title \">\n    <a href=\"\/en\/lebanese-split-over-diplomatic-normalisation-amid-washington-talks\" data-article-item-link><\/p>\n<h2>Lebanese split over diplomatic normalisation amid Washington talks<\/h2>\n<p>                        <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__metadata\">\n<div class=\"article__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-14T15:29:27+02:00\"><br \/>\n                                                14\/05\/2026<br \/>\n                                            <\/time><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-content-typology\">\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-layout-list__item\">\n<div class=\"m-item-list-article m-item-list-article--content-visibility m-item-list-article--hor-to-ver\" data-article-list>\n<a class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9\" href=\"\/en\/israel-lebanon-ceasefire-nears-end-will-fresh-talks-lead-to-new-truce\" data-article-item-link aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/627c9dee-4f93-11f1-bdab-005056a90284\/w:720\/p:16x9\/2026-05-13T102519Z-1963680832-RC2A8LAC4UCH-RTRMADP-3-IRAN-CRISIS-LEBANON-ISRAEL.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/627c9dee-4f93-11f1-bdab-005056a90284\/w:177\/p:16x9\/2026-05-13T102519Z-1963680832-RC2A8LAC4UCH-RTRMADP-3-IRAN-CRISIS-LEBANON-ISRAEL.jpg 177w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/627c9dee-4f93-11f1-bdab-005056a90284\/w:388\/p:16x9\/2026-05-13T102519Z-1963680832-RC2A8LAC4UCH-RTRMADP-3-IRAN-CRISIS-LEBANON-ISRAEL.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/627c9dee-4f93-11f1-bdab-005056a90284\/w:480\/p:16x9\/2026-05-13T102519Z-1963680832-RC2A8LAC4UCH-RTRMADP-3-IRAN-CRISIS-LEBANON-ISRAEL.jpg 480w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/627c9dee-4f93-11f1-bdab-005056a90284\/w:720\/p:16x9\/2026-05-13T102519Z-1963680832-RC2A8LAC4UCH-RTRMADP-3-IRAN-CRISIS-LEBANON-ISRAEL.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) calc(100vw - 32px), (max-width: 1076px) calc(50vw - 64px), 322px\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" alt=\"Mourners attend the funeral of Lebanese civil defense members Hussein Jaber and Ahmad Noura, who were killed in an Israeli strike on the southern town of Nabatieh on Tuesday, in Sidon, Lebanon, May 13, 2026. 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