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What’s Next for the Madleen Aid Vessel and Its Crew Detained by Israeli Forces?
- Israeli special forces intercepted the 60-foot aid vessel Madleen carrying 12 activists early on Monday morning off Egypt and towed it to Ashdod port.
- The Madleen, launched on June 1 by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, aimed to break Israel's naval blockade and deliver symbolic food and medical supplies to Gaza, which faces a Phase 4 nutrition emergency.
- Activists and their supporters denounced the interception at sea as an act of piracy, while Israel defended the operation as a crucial security measure to maintain the blockade and stop arms shipments to Hamas.
- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that the detained activists will be shown video material related to the events involving Hamas on October 7, 2023, as part of their processing for informational purposes.
- The interception maintained Israel’s decades-long blockade on Gaza amid worsening humanitarian conditions, while the vessel’s naming after Gaza’s fisherwoman Madleen Kulab highlighted local suffering and global solidarity efforts.
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Meet Madleen Kulab, the woman who inspired Gaza’s aid vessel
In the early hours of Monday, 9 June, Israeli forces intercepted the Madleen - the latest humanitarian vessel launched by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition in an effort to break Israel's blockade on Gaza and deliver desperately needed aid. At a time when the people of Gaza feel abandoned by the world, the Madleen had set sail on 1 June as a symbol of defiance. It was loaded with food and medical supplies that Israel has blocked from entering Gaza f…
Israel seizes aid boat bound for Gaza
A Gaza-bound aid boat reached Israel's Ashdod port on Monday after being intercepted by Israeli forces, preventing the dozen activists on board including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg from reaching the blockaded Palestinian territory. An AFP photographer said that the Madleen, which organisers said was intercepted in international waters overnight, reached the port north of Gaza at around 8:45 pm (1745 GMT), escorted by the Israeli navy. The…
The pro-Palestinian activists of the Madleen sailboat, arrested by Israel while trying to rally the Gaza Strip, were transferred to Tel Aviv airport for repatriation, announced Tuesday the Israeli Foreign Ministry. ...
Tonight, 2,000 people gathered at the Brussels Stock Exchange to protest against the interception by Israel of the humanitarian ship Madleen and the ongoing violence in the Gaza Strip. After a while, the demonstration got out of hand. According to the Brussels police, some people targeted the security services. Several people were arrested.
The ship was en route to the Gaza Strip, but was stopped by Israel last night.
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