Israel vows to stop aid ships carrying Greta Thunberg and other militants to arrive in Gaza

Israel’s Defense Minister vows to prevent Aid ship Lead environmental athlete Greta Thunberg, “Game of Thrones” actor Liam Cunningham and other activists to arrive Gaza Strip.

Defense Minister Katz said on Sunday that Israel would not allow anyone to break the naval blockade on Palestinian territory, saying it was to prevent Hamas from importing weapons.

Katz said in a statement from his office: “I have instructed the IDF to take action so that ‘Madeleine’ Flotilla will not arrive in Gaza. I should make it clear: You should look back because you will not ask Gaza for help. ”

He added: “Israel will take any measures to break the blockade or assist terrorist organizations in the sea, air and land.”

Thunberg and Cunningham are 12 militants on Madleen run by the Freedom Flotilla alliance, on their way to Gaza. The coalition said they were a grassroots campaign aimed at ending Israel’s blockade on Gaza.

The ship left Sicily on Sunday, and the group said it plans to arrive in Gaza’s territory as early as Sunday.

In social media posts on Sunday, the coalition accused Israel of blocking their communications while it was about 160 nautical miles from Gaza.

“Help us break the siege,” the Post said.

Rima Hassan, the French MP of the European Parliament, is the European Parliament of Palestinian descent and is also someone else. She was banned from entering Israel due to opposition to Israel’s policies against the Palestinians.

“We have less than 24 hours left before we are illegally detained by Israeli authorities and they hope to stop us from reaching the Gaza Strip,” she wrote on Sunday’s X post. “I expect you to continue mobilizing so valuable to us throughout the journey when we are no longer able to communicate with you.”

Israel began providing some basic aid to Gaza last month after a three-month total lockdown aimed at putting pressure on Hamas, but humanitarian workers warned of the famine unless the lockdown and the war ended.

Free Flotilla attempted last month when another ship of the group was attacked by two drones while another ship of the group attacked international waters in Malta. The team accused Israel of attacking the attack, which damaged the front of the ship. Israel has not commented on the attack yet.

Palestinians say 12 people killed by Israeli fire near the aid site

The Palestinian Ministry of Health, which is run by Hamas, and witnesses say at least 12 people were killed and others were injured by Israeli fires as they headed to two aid distribution points in the Gaza Strip run by Israeli and the U.S.-backed group Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Israel’s army said it fired warning guns at those approaching the troops.

Palestinian witnesses from the southern city of Khan Younis said Israeli troops fired a gun at them at a roundabout about a kilometre (a half mile) from the site where the GHF operates in nearby Rafah.

The Israeli military said it was saying that it fired warnings to those advancing its troops, ignoring the warnings. It said the shooting occurred in a southern Gaza area, which is considered an active combat zone at night.

A GHF spokesman said there was no violence at its distribution location or around, and the three venues provided assistance on Sunday. The group has Close them temporarily Security measures were discussed with the Israeli military last week and warned people to continue using designated access routes. The spokesperson spoke on anonymous conditions consistent with the regulations.

The hubs were established within the Israeli military zone (inaccessible to independent media) and operated by the new GHF, mainly U.S. contractor. Israel hopes it replaces the system coordinated by the United Nations and international aid organizations.

Israel and the United States accuse the radical Hamas group of theft of aid, while the United Nations denies any systematic transfer. The United Nations said the new system could not meet the growing demand and allowed Israel to use aid as a weapon by determining who can receive aid and forcing people to relocate to the location of aid sites.

Save the Children CEO: The organization has no assistance to Gaza since March 2

Janti Soeripto, CEO of the Save Children, Tell “Facing the country with Margaret Brennan“On Sunday, her organization has been unable to distribute aid to Gaza since March 2 because they have not been authorized by Israel.

“Even if the lockdown is officially over, we can’t prepare to enter any of the 50 trucks around Gaza at the border, and we don’t have anything yet,” Soeripto said.

Additionally, Soeripto says there are reduced supplies here.

President Trump urged the United Nations to cooperate with the GHF to distribute assistance. Save the kids “give a lot of comments and share our concerns,” Soeripto said.

“We and all other operations in Gaza share our attention with this new mechanism,” Soeripto said. “We think the existing mechanism works well when we stop fighting from January to March, and you remember we can supply trucks and trucks on a large scale. We are able to deliver.”

According to Hamas-operated Gaza Ministry of Health, dozens of people attempted to arrive at the GHF distribution location. Soeripto calls their distribution “militarization of aid.”

“If you put the man with a gun near the distribution point and then ask a desperate crowd to take a few miles to get food, you will create crowd control problems and increase the risk of harm to an already incredibly desperate population,” Soeripto said.

Israeli officials said they would continue their naval blockade until they return to all hostages, while Hamas was defeated or disarmed and exiled.

Hamas says it will only release the rest of the hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, a lasting ceasefire and Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza. Talks mediated by the United States, Egypt and Qatar have been at a standstill for months.

Hamas started the war on October 7, 2023, killing about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and another 251 people were hostages. 55 of them are still in possession, and less than half are still alive. The rest are released in a ceasefire agreement or other transactions.

Israel has recovered dozens of bodies, including three exist In recent daysAnd rescued eight living hostages during the war.

According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, which runs by Hamas, Israel’s military campaign killed more than 54,000 Palestinians. It says women and children account for the majority of the dead, but does not say how many civilians or combatants were killed. Israel said it has killed more than 20,000 militants, but has provided no evidence.