A number of boats from a pro-Palestinian flotilla have been boarded by Israeli forces roughly 75 miles off the coast of Gaza, as the vessels attempted to breach the maritime blockade of the war-torn territory and bring aid.
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The raid began with the flotilla’s leading vessel, Alma, whose crew were detained by Israeli soldiers on Wednesday. A video from the Israeli foreign ministry showed the most prominent of the flotilla’s passengers, Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, sitting on a deck surrounded by soldiers.
The Global Sumud Flotilla, which consists of more than 40 civilian boats carrying about 500 parliamentarians, lawyers and activists including Thunberg as well as Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Mandla Mandela, was heading towards Gaza bringing humanitarian aid despite repeated warnings from Israel to turn back.
The boarding of the boats and detention of the activists, set off a wave of diplomatic reprimands, mass demonstrations and threats of strikes from around the world.
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