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A Gaza -bound aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists had been diverted to Israel, said the country’s Foreign Ministry.
In a post on X, it was said that the British Madleen cruise ship, which was operated by the Flotilla Flotilla Coalition Pro-Palestinian Freedom (FFC), “safely walked to Israel’s coast”.
“The passengers are expected to return to their home country,” IsraelThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, added that humanitarian assistance on the ship would be transferred to Gaza through an established channel.
The ministry then said that all passengers were safe and not injured, sharing recordings of activists handed over by sandwiches and water. MS Thunberg is “safe and excited” when traveling to Israel, he added.
FFC claims the passengers on cruise ships have been “kidnapped by Israeli troops” and released pre-sling messages from them after previously saying that “Israeli soldiers have boarded” ships.
Climate campaign MS Thunberg22, is one of the dozens of activists above Madleen, who sailed from Sicilia on May 1 on a mission aimed at breaking the Israeli Sea blockade.
Activists have planned to reach GazaTerritorial waters as early as Sunday to provide humanitarian assistance, but their plans were thwarted by Israel.
MS Thunberg described in the previous recorded video, was released after Madleen was transferred to Israel. Pic: FFC
Climate campaigns above Madleen on June 2. PIC: Freedom Flotilla Coalition/Reuters
Rima Hassan, a member of the French parliament of Europe, who is a Palestinian descent, is also on the ship.
He has been prohibited from entering Israel because of its opposition to Israel’s policies towards Palestinians.
Hassan wrote at X when the FFC cruise ship was allegedly surrounded by another ship: “The crew of the freedom of freedom is captured by Israeli soldiers in international waters around 2 am.”
The transfer of Madleen came after Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that he had instructed the Israeli defense forces to prevent ships from reaching the coast and to “take any action needed”.
Madleen is heading to Gaza
Speaking to MS Thunberg and other activists on Sunday, he said: “You must come back – because you won’t reach Gaza.”
He wrote in X: “I have instructed IDF to act so that the ‘Madeleine’ hatred fleet did not reach Gaza Coast – and to take whatever way needed for that purpose.
“To Greta Anti -Seemit and fellow Hamas Propaganda spokesman, I say clearly: You must return – because you will not reach Gaza.
“Israel will act against all efforts to break the blockade or help terrorist organizations – at sea, in the air and on land.”
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Why did Greta sail to Gaza?
Israel began to allow some basic assistance to Gaza last month after a total of three months blockade aimed at suppressing Hamas and preventing groups to import weapons.
But humanitarian workers have warned of starvation unless there is an end to the 20 -month block and war, which was lit by an attack led by Hamas in South Israel on October 7, 2023.
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Last month’s efforts by Freedom Flotilla to reach Gaza in the sea failed after other ships from the group ships were attacked by two drones while sailing in international waters outside Malta.
The group blamed Israel for the attack, which damaged the front of the ship.
