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Several vessels, in the Global Sumud Flotilla, were attempting to deliver aid to Gaza. Israel's foreign ministry said the vessels had been 'safely stopped' and those on board, including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg, were being transferred to an Israeli port.

New efforts to end the federal government shutdown in the US have failed, with both sides blaming the other. The Republicans have a majority in the Senate, but not all the votes required to get the budget through. The Democrats want guarantees on issues like health care provision before they will agree to the Republicans' spending plan.

And we have a report on life inside the city of El Fasher in Sudan. The city has been under siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for seventeen months, with nearly 300,000 civilians trapped inside.

Presenters: James Copnall and Pria Rai.

(Photo: Crew of a Gaza-bound vessel, part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, put their hands up as they are intercepted by Israeli security forces. Credit: Global Sumud Flotilla/Handout via REUTERS).