Gaza Solidarity Under Pressure: A regrouped activist flotilla set sail from Turkey toward Gaza, aiming to break Israel’s naval blockade weeks after an earlier convoy was intercepted and two activists were detained and later deported—organizers say nearly 500 people from 45 countries are involved. Nakba Narrative: A senior Palestinian official marks Israel’s creation anniversary by calling the Gaza war and West Bank settlement push a “continuation of the Nakba,” warning displacement is ongoing. Diplomacy at BRICS: India’s Jaishankar used the BRICS foreign ministers meeting to warn against “unilateral coercive” sanctions, urge maritime safety, and back a two-state solution for Palestine. Humanitarian Creativity: Two Gaza teenage sisters won a UN-linked environmental award for turning rubble into reusable bricks—an effort they say can help rebuild even as destruction continues. Culture Meets Conflict: Israel’s defense minister condemned Barcelona star Lamine Yamal for waving a Palestinian flag at a title parade, escalating a fresh wave of politicized backlash.