Greta's "selfie boat" Dragged Into Ashdod, and Greta eats a Kosher Sandwich with Rabbanute Hashgacha

  The Israeli Navy has towed an activist vessel attempting to reach Gaza after boarding the ship Sunday, according to the Israeli Foreign Ministry.

The boat, named Madleen, was carrying Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and several other high-profile figures. In a statement, Israel’s Foreign Ministry dismissed the voyage as a “media provocation” aimed solely at garnering publicity.

“The ‘selfie yacht’ of the ‘celebrities’ is safely making its way to the shores of Israel,” the ministry said. “The passengers are expected to return to their home countries.”

According to the statement, the vessel carried “less than a single truckload of aid,” while more than 1,200 aid trucks have entered Gaza from Israel in the past two weeks. The ministry also said the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has distributed nearly 11 million meals directly to civilians.

“There are ways to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip — they do not involve Instagram selfies,” the ministry said. “The tiny amount of aid that was on the yacht and not consumed by the ‘celebrities’ will be transferred to Gaza through real humanitarian channels.”