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Gaza flotilla skipper vows to return
The Dutch captain of a Gaza-bound ship carrying activists including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg said Wednesday future missions could still be in the works as he returned to the Netherlands.
The Dutch captain of a Gaza-bound ship carrying activists, including Greta Thunberg, said Wednesday that future missions could still be in the works.
A subsequent mission in 2011, named "Freedom Flotilla II - Stay Human", was due to set sail towards Gaza on 5 July. However, the vast majority of vessels in the flotilla were unable to depart.
The Madleen’s mission was to force the world to acknowledge, in real time, Israel’s disregard for international law. In this aim, it succeeded.
The boat was intercepted and boarded in international waters, detaining the 12 activists from various countries, including Greta Thunberg ...
The Madleen, launched by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, is one of several Gaza-bound vessels intercepted by Israel.
That mission came to a violent conclusion when Israeli commandos stormed the Mavi Marmara in international waters, killing nine activists. The Madleen steams in the wake of that incident, and more ...
Greta recently joined a humanitarian mission on board the Madleen, a ship carrying aid to war-torn Gaza, which left Catania, Italy, on June 1. The crew hoped to arrive by June 7, but events took a ...
After being intercepted by Israeli naval forces, the Madleen aid vessel, carrying humanitarian supplies and notable activists, faces an uncertain future. What does this mean for its crew and the ...
Their vessel, the Madleen, was named after Gaza’s only fisherwoman, Madleen Kullab. Speaking to FRANCE 24, Kullab said she had followed the humanitarian aid ship’s voyage.
The Israeli Navy is preparing to intercept the humanitarian vessel Madleen as it approaches Gaza’s waters, with plans to forcibly redirect it to Ashdod port, Israel’s Channel 12 reported Sunday.
Israeli forces intercepted the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen in international waters, detaining Thunberg and 11 others. ... The outcome may shape how future missions to Gaza are planned, perceived ...