71 m. ago Madleen ship tracker LIVE: Where is Greta Thunberg's Freedom Flotilla now?

Greta Thunberg and other activists will be forced to watch Israeli military footage of the October 7 attacks when they arrive at Ashdod Port, according to Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz

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2 h. ago Madleen ship tracker LIVE: Where is Greta Thunberg's Freedom Floatila now?

Greta Thunberg and other activists will be forced to watch Israeli military footage of the October 7 attacks when they arrive at Ashdod Port, according to Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz

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5 h. ago Greta Thunberg Gaza flotilla – live: Israeli forces seize Madleen aid ship heading for war

Climate activist claims the group onboard the flotilla were ‘kidnapped’ while trying to delivery aid to the territory

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11 h. ago Gaza aid ship activists accuse Israel of ‘forcibly intercepting’ vessel as Israeli foreign ministry says ship heading to Israel – live

Freedom Flotilla Coalition says ship’s communications were jammed after Israeli defence minister threatened to ‘take all necessary measures’ to prevent the humanitarian ship from reaching GazaIDF ordered to stop Gaza-bound aid ship carrying Greta ThunbergIn a statement just released, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has accused Israel of “forcibly intercepting” the Madleen and acting with “total impunity”.It says that at 3.02am CET, the ship was “unlawfully boarded, its unarmed civilian crew abducted, and its life-saving cargo—including baby formula, food and medical supplies—confiscated.”These volunteers are not subject to Israeli jurisdiction and cannot be criminalized for delivering aid or challenging an illegal blockade—their detention is arbitrary, unlawful, and must end immediately.”While Greta and others attempted to stage a media provocation whose sole purpose was to gain publicity — and which included less than a single truckload of aid — more than 1,200 aid trucks have...

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12 h. ago Madleen aid boat LIVE: Greta Thunberg attempts to reach Gaza despite Israel threat

Greta Thunberg and other activists are on the Madleen, a British-flagged boat operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, on which they intend to reach the Gaza Strip

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12 h. ago Madleen aid boat LIVE: Greta Thunberg says she's been 'intercepted and kidnapped'

Greta Thunberg and other activists were hoping to reach the Gaza Strip on the Madleen, a British-flagged boat operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, this morning

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20 h. ago Freedom Flotilla tracker LIVE as Greta Thunberg boat aims to break Israel's aid siege

Activist Yasemin Acar has revealed just how close the Freedom Flotilla's Madleen ship is to reaching Gaza. She warned that herself, Greta Thunberg and others could be intercepted at any moment - track the vessel here

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2 w. ago Israel still blocking aid for Gaza despite promise to lift siege, says UN

Continued restrictions come as opposition leader says Israel is becoming pariah nation that ‘kills babies as a hobby’Middle East crisis – live updatesTwo days after Benjamin Netanyahu announced he was lifting the siege of Gaza, Israel is still blocking food from reaching starving Palestinians, the UN has said, as the leader of the country’s centre-left Democrats party said his country was becoming a pariah nation that “kills babies as a hobby”.Only five trucks of aid had reached Gaza by Tuesday afternoon and aid workers had not been given permission to distribute even that token shipment, Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN humanitarian office (OCHA) told a Geneva press briefing. Continue reading...

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