Five days after climate activist Greta Thunberg set sail Sunday afternoon along with 11 other activists on a ship carrying aid to Gaza, the group could soon near Israeli waters.

Israeli officials have vowed not to allow the ship, called the Madleen , to dock. The country’s navy is reportedly preparing to rebuff the ship and, if necessary, arrest its passengers.

The group is carrying supplies for Gazan Palestinians and protesting what they say is “Israel’s “illegal, decades-long blockade, and ongoing genocide” in the enclave.

Their voyage is operated by the pro-Palestinian nonprofit Freedom Flotilla Coalition , which has staged other naval efforts to reach Gaza by sea over the last 15 years. The latest trip, which departed from Sicily and detoured to pick up Sudanese refugees, come

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