On Wednesday, the Israeli navy stopped several boats from a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. Activists on board, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, were detained, the Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed.

The flotilla was the latest attempt to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza, which has been heavily damaged after nearly two years of war.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry said on X that several boats from the Hamas-Sumud flotilla were stopped and their passengers are being taken to an Israeli port. They also confirmed that Greta and her companions are “safe and healthy.”

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