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Israel s governing body on Sunday vowed to prevent an aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists from reaching the Gaza Strip Defense Minister Israel Katz disclosed that Israel wouldn t allow anyone to break its naval blockade of the Palestinian territory which he commented was aimed at preventing Hamas from importing arms To the antisemitic Greta and her fellow Hamas propagandists I will say this clearly You should turn back because you will not make it to Gaza he explained in a report Thunberg a atmosphere campaigner is among activists aboard the Madleen which is operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition The vessel departed Sicily last Sunday on a mission that aims to break the sea blockade of Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid while raising awareness over the growing humanitarian problem months into the Israel-Hamas war Israel-Hamas War May The internet thinks this video from Gaza is AI Here's how we proved it isn't The activists had explained they planned to reach Gaza s territorial waters as early as Sunday Thiago vila a Brazilian activist on board the boat posted a video on social media Sunday afternoon saying someone appeared to be jamming their tracking and communication devices about nautical miles from Gaza Rima Hassan a French member of the European Parliament who is of Palestinian descent is among the others onboard She has been barred from entering Israel because of her opposition to Israeli policies toward the Palestinians After a -month total blockade aimed at pressuring Hamas Israel started allowing chosen basic aid into Gaza last month but humanitarian workers have warned of famine unless the blockade is lifted and Israel ends its military offensive An attempt last month by Freedom Flotilla to reach Gaza by sea failed after another of the group s vessels was attacked by two drones while sailing in international waters off Malta The group blamed Israel for the attack which damaged the front section of the ship Israel and Egypt have imposed varying degrees of blockade on Gaza since Hamas seized power from rival Palestinian forces in Critics of the blockade say it amounts to collective punishment of Gaza s roughly million Palestinians Israel sealed Gaza off from all aid in the early days of the war ignited by the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on Oct but later relented under U S pressure In early March shortly before Israel ended a ceasefire with Hamas the country again blocked all imports including food fuel and medicine Hamas-led militants killed around people mostly civilians in the Oct attack and abducted hostages more than half of whom have since been published in ceasefire agreements or other deals Hamas is still holding hostages more than half of them supposed to be dead Israel s military campaign has killed more than Palestinians according to the Gaza Wellness Ministry which has stated women and children make up preponderance of the dead It doesn t say whether those killed are civilians or combatants The war has destroyed vast areas of Gaza and displaced around of the territory s population leaving people there almost totally dependent on international aid
