Israel intercepts Gaza-bound aid ship, detaining Greta Thunberg and other prominent activists

Israel has intercepted a Gaza-bound aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg and other prominent activists, detaining those onboard and taking them to Israel.

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) said the Israeli military had “attacked” and “unlawfully boarded” the “Madleen,” which was attempting to deliver aid to Gaza - where more than 600 days of war, and an 11-week Israeli blockade of all aid, has pushed the enclave’s 2.1 million people deeper into a hunger crisis.

Climate activist Thunberg and Rima Hassan — a French member of the European Parliament — are among those on the “Madleen.”