Despite the ongoing summer heat in Athens, Greek protesters gathered at the port of Piraeus on the night of July 16th to block the loading of military cargo believed to be headed for Israel, adding to a rising wave of similar demonstrations.

A cargo plane from Iraq landed early in the morning at a US military base in Al-Shaddadi, south of Hasakah in northeastern Syria, News.az reports citing foreign media.

Namibia has revoked the docking permission for a vessel, MV Kathrin, which was carrying military cargo destined for Israel.