Israeli naval forces board pro-Palestinian flotilla 75 miles from Gaza
by Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo and agencies from Environment | The Guardian on (#70EZS)
Greta Thunberg arrested and taken into custody after six of the flotilla's boats were boarded
A number of boats from a pro-Palestinian flotilla have been boarded by Israeli forces roughly 75 miles off the coast of Gaza, as the vessels attempted to breach the maritime blockade of the war-torn territory and bring aid.
The raid began with the flotilla's leading vessel, Alma, whose crew were detained by Israeli soldiers on Wednesday. A video from the Israeli foreign ministry showed the most prominent of the flotilla's passengers, Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, sitting on a deck surrounded by soldiers.
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