Israel's government has ordered the country's military to intercept the humanitarian ship carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists to Gaza and stop it from reaching the embattled territory.

"I have instructed the IDF [Israel Defense Forces] to act so that the Madleen does not reach Gaza, and to take whatever measures are necessary to that end," Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement published on X, formerly Twitter , on Sunday, referring to the vessel carrying the Swedish activist.

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Israel's 11-week blockade of aid into Gaza was condemned by activists, NGOs and even some of the country's closest allies, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's government repeatedly ignored calls to ensure Palestinians in the occupied territory receive enough fo

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