An AFP photographer mentioned that the Madleen, which organisers mentioned was intercepted in worldwide waters in a single day, reached the port north of Gaza at round 8.45 pm native time escorted by the Israeli navy.
The Madleen set sail from Italy on Jun 1 to lift consciousness of meals shortages within the Gaza Strip, which the United Nations has known as the “hungriest place on Earth”.
After greater than 20 months of conflict, triggered by Palestinian militant group Hamas’s Oct 7, 2023 assault on Israel, the UN has warned that Gaza’s total inhabitants is liable to famine.
At round 4.02am on Monday, Israeli troops “forcibly intercepted” the vessel because it approached Gaza, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition mentioned.
“If you happen to see this video, now we have been intercepted and kidnapped,” Thunberg mentioned in pre-recorded footage shared by the coalition.
