Israel vows to prevent aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg, other activs from reaching Gaza | World News

Israel’s defence miner has vowed to prevent an aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activs from reaching the Gaza Strip.
Defence Miner Israel Katz said Sunday that Israel wouldn’t allow anyone to break its naval blockade of the Palestinian territory, which he said was aimed at preventing Hamas from importing arms.
Thunberg, a climate campaigner is among 12 activs aboard the Madleen, which is operated the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. The vessel departed Sicily last Sunday on a mission that aims to break the sea blockade of Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid, while raising awareness over the growing humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave.
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The activs had said they planned to reach Gaza’s territorial waters as early as Sunday.
Rima Hassan, a French member of the European Parliament who is of Palestinian descent, is among the others onboard. She has been barred from entering Israel because of her opposition to Israeli policies toward the Palestinians.
After a three-month total blockade aimed at pressuring Hamas, Israel started allowing some basic aid into Gaza last month, but humanitarian workers have warned of famine unless the blockade and the war end.
An attempt last month Freedom Flotilla to reach Gaza sea failed after another of the group’s vessels was attacked two drones while sailing in international waters off Malta. The group blamed Israel for the attack, which damaged the front section of the ship.