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MONDAY, JUNE 09, 2025
Israeli forces stormed aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg bound for Gaza: Freedom Flotilla Coalition

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09 June, 2025, 07:45 am
Last modified: 09 June, 2025, 08:35 am

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Israeli forces stormed aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg bound for Gaza: Freedom Flotilla Coalition

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

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09 June, 2025, 07:45 am
Last modified: 09 June, 2025, 08:35 am
Inside the aid ship stormed by Israeli forces on 9 June 2025. Photo: BBC
Inside the aid ship stormed by Israeli forces on 9 June 2025. Photo: BBC

Israeli forces have stormed a charity vessel attempting to reach the Gaza Strip in defiance of an Israeli naval blockade, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) said early today (9 June).

Among those on board the boat are Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and Rima Hassan, a French member of the European Parliament.

The British-flagged yacht Madleen, operated by the pro-Palestinian FFC, had departed from Sicily on 6 June and had hoped to reach Gaza later in the day, when the interception occurred, the group said on its Telegram account.

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The Israeli military had no immediate comment, reports Reuters.

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.

'If you're watching this, I've been kidnapped… we count on you': Thiago Avila

Brazilian activist Thiago Avila also posted a video he recorded in case of the Madleen being intercepted, says AL Jazeera.

In it, he says that if the video is published, then he has been "arrested or kidnapped by Israel or another complicit force".

He went on to call on supporters to pressure his government and the governments of the other activists on board to release them from captivity, sever ties with Israel, end its genocide in Gaza, and lift the siege.

Vídeo gravado por Thiago Ávila caso fosse sequestrado pelos sionistas pic.twitter.com/wt5W4jVRtQ— Instituto Brasil-Palestina 🇵🇸 (@Ibraspal) June 9, 2025

The blockade has remained in place through multiple conflicts, including the current war, which began after a Hamas-led assault on southern Israel on 7 October 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.

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