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Israeli forces stop aid ship carrying activists from reaching Gaza

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Who’s on board the Madleen?published at 03:52 British Summer Time

published at 19:52

Greta Thunberg sitting on the tip of the ship, wearing a black T-shirtImage source, Reuters

The Madleen set sail on 6 June from Sicily with the goal of reaching Gaza. But it has since been intercepted by Israeli forces, which said the yacht was now “safely making its way to the shores of Israel”.

The ship has a crew of 12 people, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, Rima Hassan, a French member of the European Parliament, and Omar Faiad, a French journalist with Al Jazeera.

The remaining members are: Yasemin Acar, Baptiste Andre, Thiago Avila, Pascal Maurieras, Yanis Mhamdi, Suayb Ordu, Sergio Toribio, Mark van Rennes and Reva Viard.

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