On Thursday, Israeli forces intercepted roughly 40 aid boats bound for Gaza, carrying over 400 foreign activists, including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg . The action drew international condemnation and sparked protests worldwide.

Cameras broadcasting live feeds from the boats revealed armed Israeli soldiers sporting helmets and night vision goggles boarding the ships, while passengers huddled together in life vests with their hands up.

A video from the Israeli foreign ministry showed Sweden’s Thunberg, the most prominent of the flotilla’s passengers, sitting on a deck surrounded by soldiers.

Greta Thunberg, 22, best known for her environmental protests, had pre-recorded a video which was released on her behalf after her ship was boarded.

“If you are watching this video, I have

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