Israel has intercepted a Gaza-bound aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg and other prominent activists, detaining those onboard and taking them to Israel.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) earlier said the Israeli military had boarded the “Madleen,” which was attempting to deliver aid to Gaza – where more than 600 days of war, and an 11-week Israeli blockade of all aid, has pushed the enclave’s 2.1 million people deeper into a hunger crisis.
Climate activist Thunberg and Rima Hassan — a French member of the European Parliament — are among those on the “Madleen.”
“(The vessel) is safely making its way to the shores of Israel. The passengers are expected to return to their home countries,” Israel’s Foreign Ministry said in a post on X early Monday local time.
The foreign ministry posted a video showing members of the “Madleen” crew sitting side by side wearing orange life jackets while a soldier hands them water and sandwiches. Thunberg can be seen sitting near the front of the group. (CNN)