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New York Times
10-06-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
Israel Says Gaza Aid Boat Passengers' Deportation Is Imminent
The Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it had taken the passengers who were detained aboard a Gaza-bound aid ship, including the activist Greta Thunberg, to an airport in Tel Aviv for deportation. The boat, operated by a pro-Palestinian activist group called the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, was intercepted by Israeli forces on Monday. Its passengers were expected to leave Ben Gurion Airport for their home countries within hours, the ministry said in a statement early Tuesday. Any passengers from the ship, called the Madleen, who refused to leave Israel could be brought before a judicial authority to carry out their deportation, the ministry said in the statement, which was posted on social media. It was unclear whether any of them had refused to leave. Representatives of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition did not immediately respond to requests for comment early Tuesday. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition leads an international grass-roots campaign that opposes Israel's longstanding naval blockade of Gaza by sending ships filled with humanitarian aid to the enclave. The Madleen had set sail from Sicily earlier this month. Israel vowed to prevent the ship from reaching Gaza, saying that its military would use any means to stop it from breaching the blockade. The Foreign Ministry said on Monday that the Madleen had been diverted toward Israeli shores. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition said that its activists had been 'kidnapped' by the Israeli military.
Al Arabiya
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Israeli navy intercepts Gaza aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg; unrest grips LA
In this episode of W News, presented by Leigh-Ann Gerrans, we report on Israeli forces intercepting a Gaza-bound aid ship carrying activists –including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg – and blocking their entry to the besieged territory. We also cover unrest in downtown Los Angeles, where police have ordered crowds to disperse after vehicles were set on fire and security forces deployed tear gas, in the wake of Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to America's second-biggest city. Protests in Los Angeles, home to a large Latino population, broke out on Friday, triggered by immigration raids that resulted in dozens of arrests of what authorities say are illegal migrants and gang members. Guests: Yaacov Amidror – Former national security advisor to the Israeli PM Cengiz Firat – Former Turkish ambassador Ellie Cohanim – Former US deputy envoy
Al Jazeera
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
‘Piracy': World reacts to Israel's seizure of Gaza-bound aid vessel Madleen
Israel has intercepted a Gaza-bound aid ship, preventing the 12 activists on board, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, from reaching the blockaded Palestinian territory. Israeli forces 'forcibly intercepted' the Madleen in international waters overnight about 100 nautical miles (185km) from Gaza, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition NGO said in a statement on Monday. Al Jazeera lost contact with the vessel at 7:00 GMT. Apart from Thunberg, those taken into custody by Israel are Palestinian French Member of the European Parliament Rima Hassan, Baptiste Andre, Pascal Maurieras, Yanis Mhamdi and Reva Viard from France; Thiago Avila from Brazil; Suayb Ordu from Turkiye; Sergio Toribio from Spain; Marco van Rennes from the Netherlands; Yasemin Acar from Germany; and Omar Faiad, a journalist with Al Jazeera Mubasher, also from France. Israel has detained the crew for 'interrogation'. Here's how the world has reacted: The interception of the Madleen is a 'flagrant violation of international law', Hamas said in a statement, calling for the activists on board to be released and saying it holds Israel 'fully accountable for their safety'. 'Israel has no legal authority to restrict access to Palestine since such is within the exclusive right of the Palestinian people,' said the rights organisation Al-Haq, which is based in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. 'The assault on this flotilla, since it happened in international waters, is considered a form of piracy under international law,' said Esmaeil Baqaei, a spokesman for Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Israel's interception of the Madleen is a 'clear violation of international law' that 'once again demonstrates that Israel is acting as a terror state', Turkiye's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. President Emmanuel Macron 'has asked that our six French nationals be allowed to return to France as soon as possible,' said the Elysee Palace in a press release. 'We have asked to be able to exercise our consular protection over them' and to 'visit them', Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot added. Spain has summoned Dan Poraz, charge d'affaires at the Israeli embassy in Madrid, reported the Spanish newspaper El Pais and Al Jazeera Arabic, quoting a source at Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Jewish Council of Australia has expressed 'grave concerns for the activists on board the Gaza Freedom Flotilla' and called 'on the Australian government to urgently intervene to secure the immediate release of the vessel and safety of the crew'. 'We strongly condemn the cowardly and illegal Israeli attack on the Madleen as it approached Gaza with desperately needed humanitarian supplies,' the Council on American-Islamic Relations said. 'We applaud Greta Thunberg and the other activists of the Madleen who bravely risked their safety and freedom to help the starving people of Gaza.' Israel's seizure of the Madleen 'outside Israeli territorial waters' is a 'blatant violation of international law', said The Left, the European Parliament faction that Hassan belongs to. 'The arrest of the crew members and the confiscation of aid intended for a population in immediate humanitarian distress is unacceptable and is clearly part of a wider strategy to starve and massacre Palestinians in Gaza while hiding Israeli war crimes from the world.' 'Madleen must be released immediately,' United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territory Francesca Albanese said. 'Breaking the siege is a legal duty for states and a moral imperative for all of us. Every Mediterranean port should send boats with aid, solidarity and humanity to Gaza. They shall sail together – united, they will be unstoppable.' 'As the occupying power (as recognised by the ICJ [International Court of Justice]), Israel has a legal obligation to ensure civilians in Gaza have sufficient food and medicine. They should have let Madleen deliver its humanitarian supplies to Gaza,' said Agnes Callamard, secretary-general of Amnesty International, asserting that Israel's interception of the Madleen 'violates international law'.
RNZ News
09-06-2025
- Politics
- RNZ News
Gaza aid ship intercepted and boarded by Israeli forces
conflict world 25 minutes ago Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown spoke to Lisa Owen about an aid ship bound for Gaza that has been intercepted and boarded by Israeli forces, and Iran promising to unveil a 'treasure trove' of Israeli documents.
Al Jazeera
09-06-2025
- Al Jazeera
Israeli forces intercept the Madleen aid ship headed to Gaza
NewsFeed Israeli forces intercept the Madleen aid ship headed to Gaza Video from Al Jazeera Mubasher showed the crew of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition's Madleen in life jackets with their hands raised as the ship was about to be raided by Israeli forces. Communications with the vessel were cut shortly after.
