JERUSALEM (AP) — A Gaza-bound support boat carrying Greta Thunberg and different activists has been diverted to Israel, the Overseas Ministry stated.
In a publish on X, it stated the boat “is safely making its solution to the shores of Israel.” The passengers “are anticipated to return to their dwelling international locations,” it added, with out offering additional particulars.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition, which had organized the voyage to ship humanitarian support to the Gaza Strip and protest Israel’s blockade of the territory, stated the activists had been “kidnapped by Israeli forces.”
Thunberg, a local weather campaigner, was amongst 12 activists aboard the Madleen, which set sail from Sicily per week in the past.
Israel had vowed to implement its longstanding naval blockade of the territory, which it says is required to stop Hamas from importing arms.
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