At least eight Palestinians were killed and dozens more wounded on Sunday in a shooting near Israeli- and U.S.-supported

GAZA - At least 12 Palestinians were killed on Sunday by Israeli airstrikes and gunfire across the Gaza Strip, including civilians near humanitarian aid distribution sites, according to local health officials.

Israeli forces early Monday detained the "Freedom Flotilla" aid boat bound for Gaza while carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists.

The British-flagged yacht Madleen, which is operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition, aimed to deliver symbolic aid to Gaza.

The IDF intercepted a Freedom Flotilla Coalition boat carrying pro-Palestine activists, including Greta Thunberg, late Sunday.

Israeli forces have seized a Gaza-bound aid boat and detained Greta Thunberg and other activists on board, enforcing a longstanding blockade of the Palestinian territory that has been tightened during

The activists had set out to protest Israel's ongoing military campaign in the Gaza Strip and its restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid.

Emergency services say ten have been killed in Israel, while Iranian state media have given little information about casualties in Iran.