The US defence secretary says the timer for the president to report to Congress "pauses or stops" in a ceasefire.

Activists taking part in the latest flotilla were sailing just off the coast of Greece – more than 500 nautical miles from Gaza – when they were intercepted, representing an escalation in Israeli tactics, writes Charlotte England.

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