Israeli pirates early Monday boarded the Madleen, a United Kingdom-flagged vessel carrying humanitarian aid, and detained its crew members as they sought to deliver food, children's prosthetics, and other supplies to Gaza's besieged and starving population. www.commondreams.org/news/israel-... - ThreadSky

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Israeli pirates early Monday boarded the Madleen, a United Kingdom-flagged vessel carrying humanitarian aid, and detained its crew members as they sought to deliver food, children's prosthetics, and other supplies to Gaza's besieged and starving population.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-seizes-madleen

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sheralabskysocial.bsky.social•16 days ago

Reportedly being taken to Givon Prison in Ramle.

hdgregg.bsky.social•17 days ago

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition said in a statement that the Madleen was "unlawfully boarded, its unarmed civilian crew abducted, and its life-saving cargo—including baby formula, food, and medical supplies—confiscated."

hdgregg.bsky.social•17 days ago

Huwaida Arraf, a Freedom Flotilla organizer, said that "Israel has no legal authority to detain international volunteers aboard the Madleen" and argued that Israel's naval blockade violates the International Court of Justice's "binding orders requiring unimpeded humanitarian access to Gaza."

hdgregg.bsky.social•17 days ago

"These volunteers are not subject to Israeli jurisdiction and cannot be criminalized for delivering aid or challenging an illegal blockade—their detention is arbitrary, unlawful, and must end immediately," said Arraf.

hdgregg.bsky.social•17 days ago

Among the vessel's dozen passengers are Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and Rima Hassan, a member of the European Parliament.

hdgregg.bsky.social•17 days ago

Zeteo's Prem Thakker reported that "before connection was lost, video from the vessel showed some form of white substance sprayed upon the vessel."

"Passengers reported the unknown liquid came from drones flying overhead, while the ship's radios began being jammed," Thakker wrote.

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