The Madleen humanitarian ship, rented by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition and directed in the direction of Gaza to ship humanitarian help, was affected throughout the evening by the Israeli forces whereas it was about 31 nautical miles (about 57 km) from the coast. On board the boat had been, amongst others, the Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg and the French MEP of La France Insoumise, Rima Hassan.
According to Freedom Flotilla Coalition itself, which had organized the mission to “break the Israeli block on the Gaza Strip”, the communications with the ship had been all of a sudden interrupted and the crew, outlined as “unarmed and civil”, would have been “kidnapped by Israeli forces”. The group additionally denounces the confiscation of the humanitarian load, which included powdered milk, meals and medical provides meant for the Palestinian inhabitants.
The ship had began from Italy on June 1, with a subsequent cease in Egypt, regardless of the warnings of the Israeli military who had acquired orders from stopping the arrival of the boat within the waters of the Striscia. The symbolic scope of the mission, accentuated by the presence of identified figures akin to Thunberg and Hassan, rapidly attracted worldwide consideration.
The Israeli authorities have confirmed the seizure of the boat, which in response to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Jewish State is now “on a course towards the coasts of Israel”. “Passengers are expected to return to their countries of origin,” reads an official word. The Ministry additionally minimized the initiative by defining it a “advertising stunt”, satirically renamed the boat “The yacht of the selfies of the celebrities”.
To strengthen his fiction, Tel Aviv has launched a video in which you’ll see Israeli troopers distribute sandwiches and bottles of water to passengers, all geared up with life jackets. Rima Hassan’s social channels have been managed by his workforce for hours, who has misplaced direct contact with the MEP instantly after the bordering.
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