6 hours agoIsrael stops the ship with relief to Gaza, which includes activist Grita Thurberg
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(a year ago)Israel stopped a relief ship going to Gaza on Monday morning, preventing activists on board, including Swedish activist Greta Thurberg, from reaching the blocked Palestinian territory. The Madleen ship left Italy on June 1st in order to raise awareness of Gaza's lack of food, which the nations [...]
The Madleen ship was launched from Italy on June 1st in order to raise awareness of Gaza's lack of food, which the United Nations has dubbed the most hungry <x0); the most hungry nation on Earth”.
After 21 months of war, the UN has warned that the entire population of territory is in danger of hunger.
At around 3:02 a.m., Israeli forces “forced ship to international waters as it approached Gaza, Freedom Flotilla Coalition said in a statement.
“If you see this video, we are caught and kidnapped in international waters”, Thundberg said in a pre-registered video separated from the coalition.
Israel Forces Have Boarded #Madleen, a carity dew to read the Gaza Strip in the department of an Israeli naval blockade, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) said easily on Monday.
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Palestinian group Hamas condemned the deviation, saying in a statement that the ship was being taken to the Israeli port of Ashdod.
The Israeli government had pledged to prevent the unauthorized “ship” from violating Gaza's naval blockade, urging it to return.
On Sunday, Defence Minister Israel Katz said the blockade, in effect since years before the Israeli-Haams war, was necessary to prevent Palestinian militants from importing weapons.
After diverting the ship, Israel's foreign ministry posted a photo of activists dressed in orange life jackets offered water and sandwiches.
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All passengers of the Selfie Square are safe and hurt”, the ministry in social media wrote, adding that it expected activists to return to their countries of origin.
The small amount of aid that was on the yacht and was not consumed by famous ones will be transferred to Gaza through the real humanitarian channels”, she added.
Israel is facing increasing international pressure to allow more assistance in Gaza to alleviate widespread food shortages and basic supplies.
