Spain is deploying a navy ship to support an aid flotilla heading to Gaza, following claims by activists of being targeted by Israeli drones. Italy has also sent a naval vessel. Meanwhile, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly via video after being denied a US visa. The article also reports on Israeli airstrikes in Yemen in retaliation for a drone attack, and ongoing Israeli military operations in Gaza resulting in civilian casualties.

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