Israel expected to intercept Greta Thunberg's Gaza flotilla

 

Israel is expected to intercept Greta Thunberg's flotilla, which is en route to Israel and scheduled to reach the Gaza coast in the next 48 hours (per estimates), a source told The Jerusalem Post.

The flotilla includes a diplomat.

The group is carrying supplies for Gazan Palestinians and protesting what they say is “Israel’s “illegal, decades-long blockade, and ongoing genocide” in the enclave.

Their voyage is operated by the pro-Palestinian nonprofit Freedom Flotilla Coalition, which has staged other naval efforts to reach Gaza by sea over the last 15 years. The latest trip, which departed from Sicily and detoured to pick up Sudanese refugees, comes as the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza turns 20 months old and includes Thunberg, one of the most prominent progressive activists in the world.