Each year, the flotillas have been intercepted by the Israeli army.
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Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
Previous attempts by activist flotillas to break the blockade have largely failed and sometimes sparked deadly clashes, including during the 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla raid.
But the patriots’ real breakthrough came in 1778 and 1779, when the fleets of France and Spain finally joined this contest.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Hurst spoke of the ways Amazon is looking to utilize new technologies to serve customers and reduce emissions—from minimizing packaging to electrifying fleets of delivery vehicles.
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