{"id":12765,"date":"2025-06-09T05:37:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T02:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=12765"},"modified":"2025-06-09T05:37:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T02:37:04","slug":"israel-detains-greta-thunberg-aboard-gaza-aid-boat-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=12765","title":{"rendered":"Israel detains Greta Thunberg aboard Gaza aid boat (VIDEOS)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Freedom Flotilla vessel was intercepted before it reached the Palestinian enclave<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong> Israeli naval forces have intercepted and detained the crew of the Gaza-bound civilian boat Madleen, which was attempting to deliver humanitarian aid. The vessel\u00a0\u2013\u00a0dubbed a \u201cselfie yacht\u201d<\/em> by Tel Aviv\u00a0\u2013\u00a0carried climate activist Greta Thunberg, French MEP Rima Hassan and Irish actor Liam Cunningham, among others.<\/p>\n

Operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), the boat was intercepted early Monday in international waters and is now being towed to the Israeli port of Ashdod. Israel\u2019s Foreign Ministry confirmed the detention, stating that the group was \u201cexpected to return to their home countries.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cAll the passengers of the \u2018selfie yacht\u2019 are safe and unharmed. They were provided with sandwiches and water. The show is over,\u201d<\/em> the Foreign Ministry posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n

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All the passengers of the \u2018selfie yacht\u2019 are safe and unharmed. They were provided with sandwiches and water. The show is over. pic.twitter.com\/tLZZYcspJO<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) June 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine, Francesca Albanese, said she was on the phone with the captain when the Israeli military intervened.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the time the boat was intercepted, no one was wounded,\u201d<\/em> she wrote on X. \u201cI heard the soldiers speaking while the captain was on the phone with me. I lost connection with the captain as he was telling me that \u2018another boat is approaching.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u2757\ufe0fHaywire last livestream as IDF seizes Freedom Flotilla & cuts their signal pic.twitter.com\/fSyglURSKe<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 RT (@RT_com) June 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Before the interception, the group claimed they were \u201cunder assault\u201d<\/em> by Israeli drones and quadcopters spraying a chemical-like substance. In a livestream video posted by the FFC, activist Yasmin Acar showed a white substance covering the deck. \u201cIt\u2019s affecting my eyes,\u201d<\/em> she said, before the stream was cut.<\/p>\n

The group later posted a photo showing crew members in lifejackets with their hands raised. It also eleased several pre-recorded appeals from participants. \u201cSOS! The volunteers on Madleen have been kidnapped by Israeli forces,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0each of t messages claimed, urging the public to \u201cpressure foreign ministries and help us keep them safe.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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SOS! the volunteers on ‘Madleen’ have been kidnapped by Israeli forces.
Greta Thunberg is a Swedish citizen.
Pressure their foreign ministries and help us keep them safe!<\/p>\n

Web: https:\/\/t.co\/uCGmx8sn8j<\/a>
X : @SweMFA<\/a>
FB : @SweMFA<\/a>
IG : swedishmfa#AllEyesOnMadeleen<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/76Myrg2Bnz<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Freedom Flotilla Coalition (@GazaFFlotilla) June 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz had previously vowed to \u201ctake all necessary measures\u201d<\/em> to prevent the boat from reaching Gaza.<\/p>\n

\n Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\n \"Climate
US senator posts ominous message to Greta Thunberg<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cTo the antisemitic Greta and her fellow Hamas propaganda spokespeople, I say clearly: you should turn back,\u201d<\/em> he wrote on X on Sunday. \u201cIsrael will act against any attempt to break the blockade \u2013 at sea, in the air, and on land.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Thunberg said she joined the mission \u201cbecause the moment we stop trying is when we lose our humanity,\u201d<\/em> adding that the voyage was risky but necessary. According to the FFC, the passengers included activists from Germany, France, Brazil, Turkey, Sweden, Spain, and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

The Madleen carried a symbolic cargo of baby formula and rice. It is the latest in a series of flotillas aiming to challenge Israel\u2019s blockade, which was imposed in 2007.<\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s Foreign Ministry called the voyage a \u201cmedia provocation\u201d<\/em> and insisted that aid should be delivered through \u201clegitimate channels,\u201d<\/em> not by \u201cInstagram selfies.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>The ministry added that \u201cthe tiny amount of aid that was on the yacht and not consumed by the \u2018celebrities\u2019 will be transferred to Gaza through real humanitarian channels.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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