{"id":2444461,"date":"2025-06-08T12:23:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T16:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-says-it-will-stop-greta-thunberg-aid-ship-from-breaking-gaza-naval-blockade-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T12:25:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T16:25:25","slug":"israel-says-it-will-stop-greta-thunberg-aid-ship-from-breaking-gaza-naval-blockade-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-says-it-will-stop-greta-thunberg-aid-ship-from-breaking-gaza-naval-blockade-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel says it will stop Greta Thunberg aid ship from breaking Gaza naval blockade &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-says-it-will-stop-greta-thunberg-aid-ship-from-breaking-gaza-naval-blockade-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2444461&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that Israel has declared its intention to prevent a ship, the *Madleen*, carrying pro-Palestinian activists-including climate activist Greta Thunberg-from breaching its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-anti-israel-activist-heading-to-biden-state-dept\/\" title=\"Re...:\u00a0Anti-... Activist Heading to Biden State Dept\">naval blockade<\/a> of the Gaza Strip. The *Madleen* is operated by the Freedom Flotilla coalition adn set sail from Sicily with 12 activists on board, aiming to deliver aid while challenging Israel&#8217;s blockade, which Israel defends as necessary to stop weapon smuggling to Hamas. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that the israeli Defense Forces (IDF) would utilize &#8220;any means necessary&#8221; to stop the ship, warning Thunberg and her group that they would not reach Gaza. Israeli sources noted that while the naval intelligence initially assessed the ship as not a threat, they decided to stop it to avoid setting a precedent. The situation recalls past attempts by flotillas to breach the blockade,notably the 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla incident that resulted in international controversy. Activists on the *Madleen* claim that their <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >mission represents global solidarity<\/a> with the Palestinian cause in Gaza.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Israel says it will stop Greta Thunberg aid ship from breaking Gaza naval blockade<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2138640\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israel\">Israel<\/a> said it would stop a ship piloted by pro-Palestinian activists, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine-columnists\/3432313\/greta-thunberg-gaza-grifting-at-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israel\">including Greta Thunberg<\/a>, from breaking its blockade of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israel\">Gaza<\/a> Strip.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/greta-thunberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Thunberg\">Thunberg<\/a> is one of 12 activists, including a minister of the European Parliament, aboard the <em>Madleen<\/em>, operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, which departed from a port in Sicily last Sunday. The activists are aiming to break the Israeli naval blockade, which Jerusalem said is necessary to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-now-is-the-time-to-secure-israel-hamas-ceasefire-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Blinken: Now is the time to secure ...-... ceasefire - Washington Examiner\">prevent arms smuggling<\/a> to Hamas, which rules the enclave. In a Sunday Telegram post, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that he had instructed the IDF to &ldquo;take any means necessary&rdquo; to stop the <em>Madleen<\/em> from reaching Gaza.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3432633\/japan-imperial-family-succession-science-spirits\/\">Japan weighs science and spirits in resolving its imperial succession crisis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3434785\/colombian-senator-shot-bogota-campaign-event\/\">Colombian senator shot in Bogota during campaign event<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3434654\/russian-attack-eastern-ukrainian-kharkiv-kills-3-wounds-21\/\">Russian attack on eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv kills 3, wounds 21<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Climate activist Greta Thunberg stands near a Palestinian flag after boarding the Madleen boat and before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mansour-the-pilgrims-progress-honoring-our-forefathers-on-the-400th-anniversary-of-the-first-and-most-expensive-thanksgiving\/\" title=\"Mansour: The Pilgrims\u2019 Progress \u2013 Honoring Our Forefathers on the 400th Anniversary of the First (and Most Expensive) Thanksgiving\">setting sail<\/a> for Gaza along with activists of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, departing from the Sicilian port of Catania, Italy, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo\/Salvatore Cavalli)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;To the antisemitic Greta and her fellow Hamas propaganda spokespeople, I say clearly: You should turn back &mdash; because you will not reach Gaza,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Israel will act against any attempt to break the blockade or aid terrorist organizations &mdash; at sea, in the air, and on land.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Channel 11 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BhavikaKapoor5\/status\/1931390711997292585\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a> that Israeli intelligence assessed the ship wasn&rsquo;t a threat and explored a variety of options to deal with the ship, one of which involved allowing the activists to dock in Gaza but preventing them from leaving the besieged strip. Ultimately, the government decided that the ship should be stopped and towed to the port of Ashdod, where the activists will be arrested to prevent a precedent from being set of violating the blockade.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Osint613\/status\/1931723592762311100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"According to\">According to<\/a> Israeli sources, Israel&rsquo;s navy conducted an exercise with a yacht near the port of Ashdod, simulating the boarding of the ship.<\/p>\n<p>Brazilian activist and <em>Madleen<\/em> passenger Thiago &Aacute;vila said the ship&rsquo;s tracking and communication devices were being jammed roughly 160 nautical miles away from Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>A previous attempt was made by the Freedom Flotilla to break the blockade, but the vessel was attacked by two drones off Malta. The front section of the ship was damaged, but no casualties were reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The&nbsp;<em><em>Madleen<\/em><\/em>&nbsp;is not only carrying aid. It is carrying the will of people around the world to break the siege, to end the genocide, and to stand with Palestinians in Gaza,&rdquo;&nbsp;Avila <a href=\"https:\/\/freedomflotilla.org\/2025\/06\/04\/freedom-flotillas-response-to-israels-threats-to-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in a statement released by the organization.&nbsp;&ldquo;This voyage is a line of solidarity drawn across the sea.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3429426\/idf-fired-at-palestinians-who-approached-troops-near-aid-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"IDF FIRED AT PALESTINIANS WHO APPROACHED TROOPS NEAR AID SITE\">IDF FIRED AT PALESTINIANS WHO APPROACHED TROOPS NEAR AID SITE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The flotilla is in the same vein as the much larger 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla, which similarly sailed to Gaza in an attempt to break the naval blockade instituted by Israel. Israeli commandos intercepted the flotilla with helicopters and speedboats, boarding the Turkish-flagged MV&nbsp;<em>Mavi Marmara<\/em>. After dozens of the ship&rsquo;s 590 crew resisted, 10 passengers were killed and dozens more wounded. The incident sparked a massive international backlash against Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Thunberg has taken up the cause of pro-Palestinian activism following the onset of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3429426\/idf-fired-at-palestinians-who-approached-troops-near-aid-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"War in Gaza\">war in Gaza<\/a>. She has been arrested several times for staging protests against the war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2138640\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2138640\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel plans to prevent Greta Thunberg&#8217;s aid ship from breaching its Gaza blockade<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2444462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/thunberg-gaza-aid.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[20083,32657,4671,56754],"class_list":["post-2444461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-gaza","tag-greta-thunberg","tag-israel","tag-naval-blockade"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/thunberg-gaza-aid.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2444461"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2444465,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444461\/revisions\/2444465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2444462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2444461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2444461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2444461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}