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EnComm Aviation has sued BAE Systems for £120m, accusing the defence giant of cutting off technical support for the ATP aircraft type and thereby disrupting humanitarian aid flights to six countries including Somalia, South Sudan and DRC. The Kenya-based carrier says the move forced it to cancel UN aid contracts, harming crisis-hit communities and destroying its business.
International condemnation has followed Israel's interception of 22 aid vessels bound for Gaza. Organizers say 211 activists were detained, including a Paris city councilor. Countries like Italy, Spain, and Turkey decried the action as illegal and inhumane.
NGOs warn that soaring oil prices and blockades caused by the US-Israel-Iran conflict are preventing food, fuel, and medicine from reaching millions in need. Aid agencies are calling for a humanitarian corridor through the Strait of Hormuz as transport costs skyrocket. The disruption threatens to increase global hunger and worsen humanitarian crises in vulnerable regions.