Israel vows to stop aid ship with Greta Thunberg aboard from reaching Gaza
Israel has vowed to prevent a ship carrying a dozen pro-Palestinian activists and some aid from reaching the Gaza Strip, saying its military would use 'any means necessary' to prevent the vessel from breaching an Israeli naval blockade of the coastal enclave.
The civilian ship, called the Madleen, is operating
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Te Pāti Māori Demands Safe Passage Of Madleen To Gaza
Te Pāti Māori condemns the Israeli navy's armed interception of the Madleen, a civilian aid vessel carrying food, medical supplies, and international activists to Gaza, including Greta Thunberg. Communications of the Madleen have been cut, and there is no knowing if the crew are safe and unharmed. This is the latest act in a horrific string of violence against civilians trying to access meagre aid. Since May 27, more than 130 civilians have murdered been while lining up for food at aid sites. 'This is not an arrest, it as an abduction. We have grave concerns for the safety of the crew. Israel have proven time again they aren't above committing violence against civilians' said Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer. 'Blocking baby formula and prosthetics while a people are deliberately starved is not border patrol, it is genocide.' Te Pāti Māori calls on the New Zealand Government to: 'This is the Mavi Marmara all over again—but the world has no excuse for silence now. We stand with the people of Gaza. We stand with the Madleen'.
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Aid group says Israeli forces boarded Gaza-bound boat
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Israeli military boards charity ship bound for Gaza
Greta Thunberg is one of the activists on board the Freedom Flotilla Coalition's ship. File photo: Freedom Flotilla Coalition/via REUTERS Israeli forces have boarded a charity vessel attempting to reach the Gaza Strip in defiance of an Israeli naval blockade, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) said early on Monday. The British-flagged yacht Madleen, operated by the pro-Palestinian FFC, had departed from Sicily on June 6 and had hoped to reach Gaza later in the day, when the interception occurred, the group said on its Telegram account. Among those on board the boat are Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and Rima Hassan, a French member of the European Parliament. The Israeli military had no immediate comment. Shortly before the FFC statement, the Israeli Foreign Ministry posted a video on X showing the Israeli Navy communicating with the Madleen over a loudspeaker, urging it to change course. "The maritime zone off the coast of Gaza is closed to naval traffic as part of a legal naval blockade," a soldier said. "If you wish to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, you are able to do so through the (Israeli) port of Ashdod." The yacht, with its 12-person crew, was carrying a symbolic shipment of humanitarian aid, including rice and baby formula. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz ordered the military on Sunday to prevent the Madleen from reaching Gaza, calling the mission a propaganda effort in support of Hamas. Israel imposed a naval blockade on the coastal enclave after Hamas took control of Gaza in 2007. The blockade has remained in place through multiple conflicts, including the current war, which began after a Hamas-led assault on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, that killed more than 1,200 people, according to an Israeli tally. Gaza's health ministry says over 54,000 Palestinians have been killed since the start of Israel's military campaign. The United Nations has warned that most of Gaza's more than 2 million residents are facing famine. The Israeli government says the blockade is essential to prevent weapons from reaching Hamas.
