Climate activist Greta Thunberg and French MP Rima Hassan, among others, are on board the ship, which set sail from the port of Catania in Sicily Sunday. It is not the first such mission.

Greta Thunberg has responded to claims by the Israeli defence minister that the Madleen’s attempt to break Israel’s 18-year naval blockade of Gaza was a PR stunt.

Greta Thunberg walks onto a plane, in a location given as Tel Aviv (via REUTERS) A surveillance footage shows crew of the British-flagged yacht Madleen putting their hands up (via REUTERS) ...

Climate activist Greta Thunberg are among the 12 people on the ship. Thunberg said that the Madleen boat's crew and she had been “kidnapped by Israeli forces.” Follow here for the latest updates ...

A flotilla carrying climate activist Greta Thunberg is currently sailing past the Greek island of Crete on a weeklong journey to Gaza to break Israel’s naval blockade, a tracker has shown. The ...

The Gaza-bound aid boat, Madleen, left, under escort of Israeli naval forces making its way toward Ashdod Port in southern Israel after being seized by Israeli forces, Monday, June 9, 2025.