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Madleen flotilla: Israeli forces raid Gaza-bound aid ship, detain activists

9 June 2025 08:56 BST

Israeli forces raided the the Gaza-bound Madleen aid flotilla in international waters on Monday and detained all 12 activists on board. 

The crew members, including prominent Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and Member of the European Parliament Rima Hassan,  recorded videos before their abduction.

"The crew of the Freedom Flotilla was arrested by the Israeli military in international waters around 2 am," Hassan posted on X.

A photograph showed the crew seated on the boat, all wearing life jackets, with their hands in the air.

Before their arrest, crew aboard the Freedom Flotilla said that quadcopters surrounded the aid ship and sprayed it with a "white paint-like substance". 

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Footage published on the Israeli Foreign Ministry's X account on 9 June, 2025 shows passengers and activists that were onboard the Gaza-bound Madleen boat (AFP/Israeli Foreign Ministry)
Footage published on the Israeli Foreign Ministry's X account on 9 June, 2025 shows passengers and activists that were onboard the Gaza-bound Madleen boat (AFP/Israeli Foreign Ministry)