TEL AVIV: Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla en route to Gaza and detained several activists, including climate activist Greta Thunberg, Times of Israel reported.

One of the first boats to be boarded carried Greta Thunberg, according to Israel’s Foreign Ministry, which released a video showing an Israeli soldier handing her belongings back after her detention. The ministry said, “Greta and her friends are safe and healthy,” while confirming that several vessels had already been diverted to Israeli ports.

Out of 47 ships, Israeli troops raided only 6 six ships in convoy and detained more than 150 activists onboard from 37 different countries, as per Al Jazeera. Posting the video, the Israel Ministry wrote, “Already several vessels of the Hamas-Sumud flotilla have been sa

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