Sailing to break the siege on Gaza | Between Us
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On June 1, twelve people set sail to break the Gaza siege. Al Jazeera Mubasher’s Omar Faiad was one of them. He recounts life aboard the Madleen, its seizure by Israeli forces, and the psychological pressure activists faced in detention.
Israel deports six from Gaza aid boat Madleen, two more still in custody
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Palestinian rights group Adalah has confirmed Israel’s deportation of six more activists detained on board the Madleen aid ship as they sought to draw international attention to Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza.
The rights group, which legally represented the 12 passengers who were seized by Israeli forces in the eastern Mediterranean earlier this week, said on Thursday that the six detainees – two French citizens, including Member of the European Parliament Rima Hassan, and nationals of Brazil, Germany, the Netherlands and Turkiye – had departed Israel.
Al Jazeera’s Natacha Butler joins live from Paris.
Activists gather for march to Gaza | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
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Activists from across the world are set to meet in Egypt where they plan to march on foot through the Sinai desert towards Gaza, aiming to challenge Israel’s siege and call for an end to the genocide against Palestinians.
Greta Thunberg deported after Gaza aid boat seizure, accuses Israel of dehumanising treatment
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Israel has begun the process of deporting twelve people detained from a Gaza-bound boat intercepted by its forces.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has arrived in Paris after being deported from Israel.
Thunberg accuses Israel of attacking and kidnapping those on the boat.
Arriving in Paris a short time ago she described what happened after Israeli forces seized the boat.
Al Jazeera’s Natacha Butler has more at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France.
Madleen flotilla: Israel says Gaza aid ship activists held at Ben Gurion Airport await deportation
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Eleven activists and one journalist from the Madleen Gaza flotilla are being held at Ben Gurion Airport for deportation.
They are expected to face hearings before being returned to their home countries, their lawyer has said.
The legal team has arrived at the airport and is due to meet the detainees shortly.
Israeli authorities confirmed the group is preparing to depart, with some to leave within hours.
Those refusing to sign deportation papers will face judicial proceedings under Israeli law.
Consular representatives from the detainees’ countries have met them at the airport.
The group was detained after the Gaza-bound aid ship attempted to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza.
Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh reports from Amman, Jordan.
Israeli navy towed the Madleen aid boat into the port of Ashdod
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The Gaza-bound aid boat that Israeli forced detained – with international activists on board – has been towed into Israel’s Ashdod port.
The vessel was launched by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition.
It was about 185km (100 nautical miles) from the Gaza coast when it was blocked by Israeli forces, who boarded and detained the crew.
Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh has more from the Jordanian capital Amman. She’s there because the Israeli government have banned Al Jazeera from reporting inside Israel and the occupied West Bank.
Captured Madleen aid ship expected to reach Israel’s Ashdod Port in a few hours
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Israel has intercepted a Gaza-bound aid boat and has detained the 12 people on board including the Swedish activist, Greta Thunberg.
The Israeli foreign ministry says they are now being taken to the Port of Ashdod in Israel.
The vessel was launched by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition.
It was about 185km (100 nautical miles) from the Gaza coast when it was blocked by Israeli forces, who boarded and detained the crew.
Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh has more from the Jordanian capital Amman. She’s there because the Israeli government have banned Al Jazeera from reporting inside Israel and the occupied West Bank.
What happened when Israeli forces seized Gaza aid ship Madleen? | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
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Israel’s seizure of a ship trying to deliver aid to Gaza has been condemned by rights campaigners as illegal. Here’s how the raid on the Madleen unfolded.
Israel intercepts Gaza-bound aid vessel, Madleen, detains activists and redirects ship to Ashdod
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A UK-flagged boat from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition was intercepted by Israeli forces en route to Gaza.
Activists onboard the Madleen, including Greta Thunberg, aimed to challenge Israel’s blockade, calling it illegal.
The vessel was still in international waters when drones and naval vessels surrounded it.
Footage showed white foam and panic as Israeli forces boarded, cutting off communication.
Israel says the Gaza coast is closed and aid must go through Ashdod port via official channels.
Activists recorded messages urging their governments to act before losing contact.
Protests in Paris followed, demanding accountability and the release of those detained.
Al Jazeera’s Perry Wilton reports.
Israeli military intercepts Gaza-bound aid ship, Madleen, activists face deportation
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Israeli naval commandos have taken control of the Madleen, a British-flagged vessel operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), which had set sail to challenge Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza. The yacht, carrying 12 people including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and an Al Jazeera journalist, was intercepted in international waters, approximately 160km from Gaza’s coast.
According to the FFC, Israeli forces used drones and irritant substances to forcibly board the vessel overnight. Activists said they were ordered to turn off their phones before the boat was redirected to the Israeli port of Ashdod. The ship had intended to deliver a symbolic amount of humanitarian aid and draw global attention to the siege on Gaza.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry described the mission as a “provocation and a publicity stunt” and said the blockade remains a critical security measure. The FFC denounced the interception as illegal, calling it an act of piracy and demanding the immediate release of the crew and the lifting of the blockade. The move has drawn international condemnation from the UN and human rights organisations.
To discuss the latest developments, we are joined by Huwaida Arraf, Co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement and organiser with the Freedom Flotilla. She is live with us from Sicily.
Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, spoke to us by phone from Tunis about the moment communication was lost with the ship.
Mouin Rabbani, Co-editor of Jadaliyya and Fellow at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies, joins us from Montreal.
Freedom Flotilla’s Madleen crew expect Israeli intervention, as they near Gaza
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Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz says he’s instructed the military to ensure a flotilla carrying aid and several activists does not reach Gaza.
Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg is among several people escorting aid onboard the “Freedom Flotilla”.
It’s believed to be one day away from reaching Gaza’s coast.
The group is aiming to break Israel’s siege on the Strip – a blockade activists say is illegal under international law.
Al Jazeera Mubasher’s Omar Faiad is on board the Madleen. He says they’re expecting Israel to intervene, as they near Gaza.
Israeli forces kidnap volunteers on Gaza-bound ship Madleen.
Update 09.06.2025
Israeli soldiers kidnapped the activists onboard the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen late Sunday, said the Freedom Flotilla Coalition.
“SOS! the volunteers on ‘Madleen’ have been kidnapped by Israeli forces,” the international NGO, which organized the mission, said on Telegram.
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, who was in phone contact with the ship’s captain, said: “At the time the boat was intercepted, no one is wounded — the captain asked me to record.”
She reported hearing Israeli soldiers speaking in the background before the line was cut off.
“I lost connection with the captain as he was telling me that another boat is approaching,” she added.
Earlier, Israeli naval forces boarded the Madleen in international waters, according to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, which said that communication with the vessel has been lost.
Madleen Gaza flotilla: Ship carrying aid & activists nears coast, aims to break Israel’s blockade
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A boat carrying aid and activists is just one day away from the Gaza coast.
It’s part of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla that’s aiming to break Israel’s siege on the strip – a blockade activists say is illegal under international law.
Israel has warned the flotilla will not be allowed to reach Gaza.
Al Jazeera’s Ferdia Carr reports.
