Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza said late Wednesday that the Israeli navy had intercepted three of its boats as they approached the besieged Palestinian territory. Israeli authorities said the activists on board, including Greta Thunberg, were safe and being transferred to Israel.

The Global Sumud Flotilla, composed of nearly 50 boats and 500 activists, is carrying a symbolic amount of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Three vessels were intercepted about 130 kilometres from the coast of Gaza, according to organizers who shared live positions of the flotilla.

Around a dozen naval vessels approached the flotilla with their transponders off, according to Greg Stoker, an American veteran aboard one of the other boats.

"They are currently hailing our vessels, telling us

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