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malaise

(284,918 posts)
Mon Jun 9, 2025, 07:18 AM 11 hrs ago

Israeli forces take control of Gaza aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg

Israel’s military took control of a boat trying to deliver food to Palestinians in Gaza in the early hours of Monday morning, and brought its crew of activists including Greta Thunberg to an Israeli port.

The Madleen was making a symbolic attempt to break to the blockade of Gaza and raise awareness of a looming “starvation crisis”.

It was never likely to get through Israel’s naval blockade of the territory, where UN-backed experts have warned of looming famine, and dozens of people have been killed by Israeli forces trying to reach food distribution centres.

Even attempting to reach Gaza by boat is risky. In May, another boat sailing as part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, the group that organised the Madleen’s voyage, caught fire off Malta and issued an SOS after what the group said was an attack by Israeli drones. Israel’s military declined to comment.
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What could go wrong?

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Israeli forces take control of Gaza aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg (Original Post) malaise 11 hrs ago OP
Israel chose piracy over assassination Bok_Tukalo 10 hrs ago #1
They heroically committed another war crime and saved Gaza from scary humanitarians/ Ping Tung 6 hrs ago #13
This "flotilla" was never more than a stupid PR stunt. tritsofme 10 hrs ago #2
Israel has the right to defend itself from baby food and diapers. N/T AloeVera 9 hrs ago #3
Nothing went wrong. madaboutharry 9 hrs ago #4
Babies are starving in Gaza. AloeVera 8 hrs ago #5
Then Hamas Mountainguy 7 hrs ago #9
Lol. Even Israel is not denying it was the IDF. AloeVera 6 hrs ago #10
Yes they are Mountainguy 6 hrs ago #11
Nope. There is one edited video of LOOTED aid being taken by civilians and being shot at by one gunman. AloeVera 5 hrs ago #18
Your endless defense of Hamas Mountainguy 4 hrs ago #19
Couldn't think of a rebuttal? It's noted. AloeVera 4 hrs ago #20
Looked like they were "taken ashore" from international waters 0rganism 6 hrs ago #12
They are going to try reeducating their hostages? Bok_Tukalo 6 hrs ago #14
Impossible to reeducate the uneducated. Hopefully they learn something tritsofme 5 hrs ago #17
Carried out against unarmed civilians in violation of international law, which is very much on-brand for them nt Rob H. 7 hrs ago #6
with malaise 7 hrs ago #7
Excellent! tritsofme 7 hrs ago #8
The flotilla was a Hamas mission Bad Thoughts 6 hrs ago #15
That would explain the missions support in some places. nt LexVegas 6 hrs ago #16

Ping Tung

(2,565 posts)
13. They heroically committed another war crime and saved Gaza from scary humanitarians/
Mon Jun 9, 2025, 11:56 AM
6 hrs ago

To no ones surprise.

madaboutharry

(41,946 posts)
4. Nothing went wrong.
Mon Jun 9, 2025, 08:56 AM
9 hrs ago

They were stopped from continuing a ridiculous and ego driven PR stunt, given food and water, and taken ashore to be processed for deportation to their home countries. Whatever meager aid was on the boat will be transferred to Gaza.
But, not before they will be required to view the 45 minute film documenting, from Hamas' own GoPro cameras, the atrocities carried out on October 7th.

עם ישראל חי

AloeVera

(2,931 posts)
5. Babies are starving in Gaza.
Mon Jun 9, 2025, 09:40 AM
8 hrs ago

Kids, adults too.

That was the whole point of this "ridiculous ...PR stunt".

If Greta and the others will be made to force-watch the PR video of Oct. 7th atrocities, every single supporter of Israel's war (of starvation and ethnic cleansing) should be made to watch THIS video of Gaza's starving and burned children.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y2kd1nkleo.amp


AloeVera

(2,931 posts)
10. Lol. Even Israel is not denying it was the IDF.
Mon Jun 9, 2025, 11:43 AM
6 hrs ago

In so many words.

Only the number of casualties is being disputed.

And the starvation has been happening for months.

But here you are...

AloeVera

(2,931 posts)
18. Nope. There is one edited video of LOOTED aid being taken by civilians and being shot at by one gunman.
Mon Jun 9, 2025, 01:30 PM
5 hrs ago

In a different city, and not at an aid station. Again, it was LOOTED aid. Per the IDF.

Who looted that aid? According to the UN and agencies on the ground, it is criminal gangs (recently revealed to be funded and ARMED by Israel!), not Hamas looting aid.

So it looks to me like that video only proves that Netanyahu has been successful in continuing the starvation through this strategy of arming these tribal thugs. Who, btw, are associated with ISIS no less.

Ask yourself this: if the IDF knew this was a Hamas "looting station" why did they allow this to continue? Why not just take them out? They knew the location,it is their drone video.

I think the answer is that they knew about it and allowed it to continue because the criminal looters are on the same side.

But I repeat: babies in Gaza are starving. You should watch that video I linked to.

0rganism

(25,121 posts)
12. Looked like they were "taken ashore" from international waters
Mon Jun 9, 2025, 11:54 AM
6 hrs ago

Last edited Mon Jun 9, 2025, 01:09 PM - Edit history (2)

The stated motive for travel does not justify interdiction, interception, boarding, and/or abduction in international waters. "PR stunts" are generally not legitimate grounds for retaliatory acts of piracy. Israel is on really shaky ground for this action, but that's how they've been rolling lately so nothing new here.

tritsofme

(19,242 posts)
17. Impossible to reeducate the uneducated. Hopefully they learn something
Mon Jun 9, 2025, 12:57 PM
5 hrs ago

Seeing the carnage of 10/7 directly through the eyes of their Hamas heroes, but I fear they will sit there and cheer.

Rob H.

(5,661 posts)
6. Carried out against unarmed civilians in violation of international law, which is very much on-brand for them nt
Mon Jun 9, 2025, 10:46 AM
7 hrs ago
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