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Man arrested for planned atrack on cruise ship
The Greek Police has arrested a Palestinian man, suspected of being a part of Hamas, and planning to attack the ' Crown Iris' on June 8, 2026. The 37-year-old man was working in a hotel on the island of Crete, from where the police nabbed him. The man had arrived in Greece from Gaza a year ago and was given asylum. He has two children in Gaza and was recruited by Hamas while he was living there. The man is also being investigated for travelling to Malaysia to receive training for making explosives. Searches conducted in his home in Crete and Athens revealed several mobile phones, laptops, hard drives and bank cards. Police also seized lab equipment and chemicals that could be used for making a bomb. He was also said to have connections with a cell of four other Palestinians recently arrested in Cyprus for illicit activities.
Passengers did not disembark in Syros, ship left Syros early after protests against Gaza war
1,700 Israeli holidaymakers on the 'Crown Iris' were faced by protesters upon the arrival at the island of Syroson July 22, 2025. More than 150 protesterunfurled Palestinian flags and called for an end to the war in Gaza. Another notable slogan was "No air conditioning in hell," a reference to the conditions Palestinians are living in the Gaza Strip. There were no reports of violence during the protest. The ship is operated by the Israeli company Mano Cruise, which decided to continue its journey to Cyprus earlier. The passengers did not disembark. The Greek Coast Guard reported that the ship departed around 3:00 p.m. The Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar contacted his Greek counterpart George Gerapetritis about the incident. Report with video: https://www.hln.be/buitenland/geen-airco-in-de-hel-inwoners-grieks-eiland-jagen-israelische-cruise-terug-zee-in-met-palestijnse-vlaggen-en-palestina-vrij-leuzen~a6f69035/
2000 stranded Israelis back in Ashdod
The'Crown Iris' bringing stranded Israelis back from Cyprus, in coordination with the Transportation Ministry, has arrived in Asdod on the morning of June 20. Some 2,000 passengers were on the ship for its voyage from Limassol ito southern Israel, The Transportation Minister Miri Regev, alongside Transportation Ministry director general Moshe Ben Zaken, Ashdod port chairman Shaul Schneider, and other officials, welcomed the returnees upon their arrival at the port. About 50 buses and minibuses were waiting at the port to take arriving passengers free of charge to the Ashdod train station, and to Beersheba, Tel Aviv, and Jerusalem. The repatriation operations were ongoing, subject to the approval of defense officials to maintain the safety of passengers. Reports with photo and video: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/first-cruise-ship-carrying-stranded-israelis-back-from-cyprus-docks-in-ashdod/ https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/410356
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