Greta Thunberg
Mediterranean winds of 30 knots delayed the Global Sumud Flotilla as organizers said safety must come first.
The Swedish anti-Israeli activist, who was detained by the Israeli Navy in June amid another attempt to break the blockade, will be joined on the Global Sumud Flotilla by activists from 44 countries.
The Swedish activist stated is expected to join the Global Sumud Flotilla at the end of the month.
A month after Israel intercepted the “Madleen,” social-justice activists plan to launch another aid ship bound for Gaza on July 13.
Four of the Madleen’s passengers agreed to be deported, while eight, including European Parliament Member Rima Hassan, will be detained for 96 hours after refusing to sign deportation orders.
To maintain its legality, a blockade must be effectively enforced; Israel cannot selectively enforce its blockade of the Gaza Strip.
The 12 activists aboard were escorted to Ashdod Port, where they were shown a 43-minute video of Hamas’s Oct. 7 atrocities.
Radical activists on board the “Madleen” accuse Greece of spying for Israel with drones. Sources say vessel is to be stopped even before it reaches Israel’s territorial waters.
IDF says it is “prepared to act” as climate activist sails with group attempting to breach blockade of the Strip.
The U.S. lawmaker was responding to the climate activist’s attempt to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza.
The 21-year-old left-wing environmental activist previously accused Israel of genocide.
The 21-year-old Swedish activist recently said at a protest in Leipzig, Germany, that “to stand with Palestine is to be human.”
