By Agencies
鈥 Israel strikes 150 times across Gaza, killing more than 40 Palestinians
鈥 Boat 鈥楬andala鈥 with 15 activists on board carrying medical and food supplies
鈥 No breakthrough in talks for temporary ceasefire
SICILY/GAZA: A Gaza-bound boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists and humanitarian aid left Sicily on Sunday, over a month after Israel detained and deported people aboard a previous vessel, as Israel struck 150 times across Gaza in the past 24 hours, killing more than 40 Palestinians, most of them civilians, amid a deadlock in ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas.
The Handala boat, operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, left the port of Syracuse shortly after 12pm carrying about 15 activists.
Several dozen people, some holding Palestinian flags and others wearing keffiyeh scarves, gathered at the port to cheer the boat鈥檚 departure with slogans of 鈥淔ree Palestine鈥.
The former Norwegian trawler 鈥 loaded with medical supplies, food, children鈥