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'We're Not Scared': Freedom Flotilla Crew Approaches Gaza Despite New Israeli Threats (www.commondreams.org)
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As they drew nearer to Gaza on Sunday, the 12 crew members of the Freedom Flotilla vessel the Madleen remained undeterred in their mission to deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave, even as an Israeli official issued new threats.

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[–] inlandempire@jlai.lu 6 points 16 hours ago

Update from https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/6/4/madleen-gaza-flotilla-live-greta-thunberg-activists-to-arrive-on-june-7

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Here are the recent developments:

  • The crew on board the Madleen said that four speedboats approached their ship just after 1am local time (22:00 GMT).
  • Yasemin Acar told Al Jazeera from onboard that two of the boats remained nearby. “We are very close to Gaza, approximately 100 miles [161km] away,” she said. -Two drones then approached the ship, reportedly spraying a white substance on the crew.
  • A video of the crew on board taken just before their communications were cut showed them sitting with their hands raised and following an order to throw their phones into the sea.
  • The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs then said the crew were being taken to the Israeli Port of Ashdod.