Thunberg on Madleen: Israel stops auxiliary ship in front of Gaza!

Thunberg on Madleen: Israel stops auxiliary ship in front of Gaza!

Aschdod, Israel - On June 9, 2025, the Gaza solidarity ship "Madleen" was stopped by the Israeli army, while it was about 185 kilometers off the Gaza Strip coast. On board were Greta Thunberg, eleven other activists and a journalist. They had been in the interior of the ship with lifeguards and raised their hands in the sign of peace when the Israeli military caught the ship. This was done in international waters, while the activists wanted to draw attention to the humanitarian Situation in the Gaza Strip. According to the Süddeutsche Zeitung taken.

The "Madleen" was set sail from Sicily on June 1st and planned to bring urgently needed relief supplies such as medical care, food and hygiene articles into the Gaza Strip. The blockade of the Gaza Strip, which has existed since 2007, was last tightened in March 2025, which led to a catastrophic humanitarian situation. Over 1.95 million people in Gaza, which corresponds to 93 percent of the population, suffer from the acute lack of food, so a report of the Yahoo news . On Monday morning, shortly after the “Madleen” stopped, the ship was brought to the Israeli port city of Aschdod.

reactions to the incident

The Israeli government defended the campaign and declared that the zone before Gaza was closed to non -authorized ships. The Israeli Minister of National Security, ITAMAR Ben-Gvir, ordered the activists to keep the activists in soldering, isolated from each other and the outside world. Critics such as the Freedom Flotilla coalition described the stop as a violation of international law. She published videos of the activists and accused Israel to hinder humanitarian efforts.

In the past, there have been similar attempts to break through the blockade of Gaza, which led to considerable international tensions. A well -known example is the attack on the Turkish ship "Mavi Marmara" in 2010, in which nine activists were killed. This led to global outrage and stressed the relationships between Israel and Turkey. Despite international pressure, Israel continues to take military measures against flotilles that try to break through the blockade. Since 2010, all flotillas have been intercepted or attacked by Israel's international waters, so Current humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip

The humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip has been tightened since the beginning of the offensive in October 2023, in which over 54,000 Palestinians were killed. The blockade is seen as the main cause of the catastrophic conditions from which the civilian population suffers. Many people are threatened with hunger because the access to vital goods are severely restricted. Six months after tightening the blockade, the situation is still worrying because reports on increasing violations of human rights occur.