Gaza, Israel and Madleen boat
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Thunberg was one of 12 passengers on board the Madleen, a boat carrying aid destined for people in war-torn Gaza.
Israel’s interception of the Madleen is not without precedent. On May 2, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship Conscience was seriously damaged during a drone attack while carrying humanitarian aid bound for Gaza. The attack ended its journey.
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"A DRAMATIC SCENE IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN OVERNIGHT AS ISRAELI NAVY COMMANDOS BOARDED THAT ACTIVIST FLOTILLA AND ESSENTIALLY DIVERTED IT TO THE PORT OF ASHDOD." NOW THIS WAS DONE WITHOUT VIOLENCE,
Israeli naval forces, far from the country’s shores, intercepted and seized a Gaza-bound ship carrying international activists, including Greta Thunberg, in an early morning raid.