"Kidnapped in Int'l Waters": Israel Intercepts Gaza-Bound Aid Ship, Detains Greta Thunberg & Others

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3. KIDNAPPED!!!

Yolks! Inflammatory headline by Democracy Now, so typical of them.

Here is the real headline and a summary of facts:

Israel intercepts Gaza-bound aid ship, detaining Greta Thunberg and other prominent activists

“(The vessel) is safely making its way to the shores of Israel. The passengers are expected to return to their home countries,” Israel’s Foreign Ministry said in a post on X early Monday local time.

Israel plans to bring the detained activists to Ashdod port and then through a “quick deportation process” via Ben-Gurion Airport, according to a source familiar with the matter. They are expected to arrive in Ashdod on Monday evening, local time.

The foreign ministry also posted a video showing members of the “Madleen” crew sitting side by side wearing orange life jackets while a solider offers them bottled water and plastic-wrapped sandwiches. Thunberg can be seen sitting near the front of the group.

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Israel’s foreign ministry said the group “attempted to stage a media provocation whose sole purpose was to gain publicity.”

“There are ways to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip – they do not involve Instagram selfies,” it added.

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https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/08/middleeast/freedom-flotilla-gaza-aid-ship-thunberg-intl-hnk


Kidnapped…Democracy Now is a hoot.