The last of the 42 boats of the Global Sumud flotilha, with Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who sailed to the Mediterranean Sea to break the maritime blockade in the Gaza Strip, was intercepted by Israel on Friday (3).
Since the night of Wednesday (1st), the Israeli Navy approached more than 40 boats and has detected a total of 473 crew. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on Friday that four Italian activists have already been deported.
Marinette, from Polish flag, was behind the rest of the mission due to a problem and was therefore not intercepted between Wednesday and Thursday in the operation of Israel’s Defense Forces (FDI) against Flotilla in international waters.
According to the newspaper Times of Israela new group of new boats formed to try to follow the initial plan to break the sea blockade. The “New Flotilla” was located near the island of Crete, Greece, on Friday, according to its tracking page.
Live -broadcast boat images show the approach of a military vessel and the Israeli approach around 10:29 am (4:29 am in Brasilia), about 42.5 nautical miles from the coast of Gaza. The Israeli folder said the procedures to end Hamas-Sumud’s provocation and scam “are underway.”
On Wednesday night, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who became the leading representative of Flotilla to Gaza, was detained by Israeli authorities, who said she and “her friends” were “safe and healthy.”
On Thursday, Greta published a pre-recorded video saying he was “kidnapped” by Israel.
