US EditionIsrael Intercepts Gaza-Bound Aid Vessel Carrying Greta Thunberg, Detains Activists
- Israeli forces boarded the Madleen, a British-flagged sailboat carrying 12 activists including Greta Thunberg, on June 8 near Gaza.
- The Madleen sailed from Sicily on June 1 to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza and raise awareness about severe food shortages there.
- The unarmed activists on board were surrounded by Israeli speedboats while drones released irritants onto the vessel before it was intercepted.
- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz directed the military to stop the Madleen from arriving in Gaza, describing the journey as a propaganda campaign supporting Hamas.
- Israel diverted the boat to the port of Ashdod, detained the activists, and stated they would return safely to their home countries without delivering the aid.
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Israeli forces seize Gaza aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg, ministry says
Israeli forces have taken command of a charity vessel that had tried to break a naval blockade of the Gaza Strip and the boat with its crew of 12, including activist Greta Thunberg, is heading to a port in Israel, officials said on Sunday.
The Manship Madeleine, which is trying to reach Gaza with Swedish activist Greta Thunberg on board, was launched on Sunday night by the Israeli authorities, who invited passengers "to return to their countries," the Israeli Minister of...
Had Greta docked in Gaza, she might have learned the hard way who she's fighting for
Greta isn’t brave. She was not breaking a blockade. She broke trust with every real victim of terror, every hostage family, and every Israeli who still has to check the sky for rockets or the ground for tunnels. Opinion.
“The selfies’ yacht of the ‘celebrities’ is safely sailing to the shores of Israel. Passengers are expected to return to their countries of origin,” the Israeli ministry published on its social networks
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