A ceasefire in the war in Gaza is holding for the third day as aid agencies work to rush in more desperately needed aid into the besieged territory under the truce deal.

Demonstrators calling for an end to the war in Gaza have protested the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship on another Greek island.

Scuffles have broken out between riot police and demonstrators on the Greek island of Rhodes during a protest against the war in Gaza.

A cruise ship carrying Israeli tourists has left the Greek island of Syros without its passengers disembarking, after more than 150 protesters demonstrated at the island’s port, unfurling Palestinian flags and calling for an end to the war in Gaza.

The foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey say that recent efforts to smooth the frequently volatile ties between the neighboring countries and regional rivals are bearing fruit, although significant differences remain, notably over maritime boundaries in the Aegean.

Tens of thousands of people are marching in Athens and Greek cities to protest the deaths of 57 people and the serious safety deficiencies the country’s worst train disaster exposed.