The Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the Israeli External Affairs Ministry said in a statement that the Israeli army stopped the Seelbot Madleen, who took Swedish climate activist Gita Thunberg among other activists.
‘Gaza Freedom Flotila is currently safe for Israel, in safe and good spirits, the Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday.
It said that the “selfie boat” carrying Gita and other passengers is making its way towards the Israeli coast, all the onboards reported safe and untoward. The ministry said that passengers were provided with sandwiches and water during the journey.
According to The Times of Israel, Thunberg left Sicily from Sicily on 1 June from Sicily, which was part of the Freedom Flotila alliance filled with food and medical supply for Gaza.
In a statement posted on X, the Israeli Ministry of External Affairs (@israelmfa) said, “‘Selfie boat’ of ‘celebrities’ is safely making its way for the banks of Israel. Passengers are expected to return to their home countries. Gaza from Israel within the last two weeks.
In addition, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has distributed 11 million food directly to citizens in Gaza. There are ways to assist the Gaza Strip – they do not include Instagram selfie. Small amounts of assistance that was on the boat and will not be consumed by ‘famous celebrities’ will be transferred to Gaza through real human channels. ,
Israeli Navy officials confirmed that they were communicating with the ship through an international civil communication system. Officials also said that the boat was instructed to change the course as it was near a restricted area.
Meanwhile, the Jerusalem Post reported that the Gaza Freedom Flotila alliance stated that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) intercepted Flotila at around 3 am on Monday morning, according to a post on the group’s telegram channel. The Post said that all contacts with ‘Madelleen’ were lost, and the activists reported to be attacked by a drone, which sprayed a white bottleneck substance on the boat shortly before the blockage.
The posts of Telegram of Floralla further stated that the communication signals of boats were blocked and their radio harassed sounds were played. Videos preceded by the workers were also shared when IDF “kidnapped”. However, no worker is being detained till now.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement around 4 am that the boat was safely making its way on the Israeli shores.
The IDF had estimated the boat near the shore of Gaza around 2 pm local time. Madelleen informed the workers to contact four to five speedboats, which they believed that they belonged to IDF. Nevertheless, the activists noted the boats quickly after coming out and that an IDF was not intercepted till 2 pm.
Yasmin Acker, a pro-German pro-Pilstinian worker, posted a video on Instagram that showed two boats floating close to Madeline, expressing doubts that this psychological war could occur. He said that two speedboats came within about 200 meters.
Around 1 o’clock, the ship gave an alarm warning of an alarm, and the workers were instructed to wear a life jacket to protect them.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that he ordered the army to stop a workers, including Gita Thunberg, and a symbolic zodiac including rice and child formula by reaching Gaza in the disregard of Gita Thunberg, and an Israeli blockade.
The coalition also shared a voice memo on the telegram of Thiago Avila, which was on a ship, stating, “We are surrounded by many lights at one time; they were circling our boat but finally they were going in their own way.”
Following these incidents, the United Nations special synergy Franceska Albanis confirmed on X that Flotila was intercepted by several Israeli speedboats. The Jerusalem Post reported that Albanis said that she could hear the workers that she believed that she was IDF soldiers during Flotila’s online livestream.
Despite this, the activists expressed uncertainty on Instagram whether the boats were related to Israel.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry in an X statement, according to Jerusalem Post, condemned the efforts of the activists as “to reduce dangerous, illegal and ongoing human efforts”, the ministry also noted that she advised Madeline to change the course. (AI)