US EditionAid vessel heading to Gaza rescues four Libyan migrants in Mediterranean Sea
- A ship called Madleen, carrying activists including Greta Thunberg, rescued four migrants from the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday after they jumped from another vessel to avoid Libyan authorities.
- The vessel Madleen was alerted by the European Union's Frontex border control agency to the location of another boat with 30-40 people on it.
- The Freedom Flotilla Coalition protested the return of migrants to Libya, where they may face abuse, according to human rights campaigners.
- The Madleen is on a mission to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, and its voyage is expected to last seven days.
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The "Madleen", carrying 12 activists and responsible for food to Gazans under Israeli blockade, including the Swedish environmentalist and Euro MP Rima Hassan, continues his road to the enclave after reaching the Egyptian coast.
Activist boat says rescues migrants en route to Gaza
A vessel organized by an international activist coalition to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza has rescued several migrants from the sea near Crete, a support group in Greece said on Friday. The Madleen, launched by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, said it had received a distress signal from a boat in the Mediterranean, forcing it to change course off the coast of Crete. The Madleen has “a 12-member crew of peaceful activists” headed for Gaza “wit…
Gaza freedom flotilla says rescues migrants en route to Gaza
A vessel organised by an international activist coalition to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza has rescued several migrants from the sea near Crete, a support group in Greece said on Friday. The Madleen, launched by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, said it had received a distress signal from a boat in the Mediterranean, forcing it to change course off the coast of Crete. The Madleen has "a 12-member crew of peaceful activists" headed for Gaza "wit…
Greta Thunberg is among those on board. The activists are demanding that Israel allow more emergency aid.
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