“The Madleen is currently under assault in international waters. Quadcopters are surrounding the ship, spraying it with a white paint-like substance. Communications are jammed, and disturbing sounds are being played over the radio.”
Israeli forces have attacked the ‘Madleen’ Gaza freedom flotilla, an aid boat headed for Gaza with 12 activists on board, including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg.
The flotilla had set off from Sicily on 1 June, carrying urgent supplies for besieged and starving Palestinians/
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