France and Britain have been working on a proposal for a Strait of Hormuz deal with Iran for several weeks, aiming to lay the groundwork for safe transit through the Strait once the situation stabilizes or the conflict is resolved
Israel's foreign ministry has said that Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago Ávila are linked to Palestinian militant group Hamas, and that the flotilla 'is another provocation designed to divert attention from Hamas' refusal to disarm'