The Israeli army stopped the ship with the help for Gaza, and there was also an activist on board
The show is over, the ministry said.
Jerusalem. Israeli forces have taken control of a humanitarian ship that tried to break the naval blockade Gaza bands.
A vessel with 12 people on board, including an activist Greta Thunberg. Now he is heading to the port in Israeliannounced on Monday night Israeli authorities and organizers cruises.
The Madleen sailing yacht under the flag of Britain, which is operated by the Propalestine Coalition of the Freedom (FFC) coalition, was aimed to transport a symbolic amount of help for civilians on Monday to Gaza and raise international awareness of the humanitarian crisis.
At night, however, Israeli troops entered on board before it got to the coast, the FFC said on the social network.
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs later confirmed that the ship is under Israeli control.
« Selfie celebrity yacht sails safely to Israel’s shores. The passengers are expected to return to their countries, » the ministry wrote on the X Network.
« They got sandwiches and water. The show is over, » she said, saying that they will transport the humanitarian aid on the ship to Gaza.
On board, among others, Swedish climate activist Thunberg and French Member of the European Parliament Rima Hassanová. « The crew of the Freedom fleet was detained by the Israeli army in international waters around 2.00 am, » Hassan said on the social network.
Israeli Defense Minister Jisrael Kac ordered the army on Sunday to prevent Madleen from arriving at the shores of the Gaza Strip. He described the mission as a propaganda action to support the Palestinian militant movement Hamas.
Israel imposed a maritime blockade on Gaza after Hamas took the coastal zone in 2007. According to the Israeli government, it is essential to prevent supplies of weapons for militants.
