"A live stream from the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) had late on Thursday evening shown the Polish-flagged sailing boat Marinette still sailing strong towards Gaza after the Israeli government claimed to have halted the flotilla carrying about 500 parliamentarians, lawyers and activists including Greta Thunberg."
"Speaking via a video call with flotilla organisers, the Australian captain of Marinette said: We have a bunch of very tough Turks onboard we've got a lady from Oman and myself, and we're just going to continue in the direction."
"The boat was intercepted in the early hours of Friday morning when GSF estimates it was 42.5 nautical miles from the Gaza coast the first time since Israel imposed a naval blockade in 2009 that an unauthorised humanitarian mission had come closer than 70 nautical miles to Gaza."
Israeli forces intercepted the final boat of a 42-vessel Gaza humanitarian flotilla, detaining participants after the Polish-flagged sailing boat Marinette advanced toward Gaza. The flotilla carried about 500 parliamentarians, lawyers and activists including Greta Thunberg, and organisers estimate roughly 450 people are in custody pending deportation. Footage showed the final boat crewed by six people, including three Turkish citizens, a German and an Omani. The Marinette joined late after bad weather forced a return to Barcelona, a delay that likely surprised Israeli forces. The vessel was intercepted about 42.5 nautical miles from Gaza, a closer approach than any unauthorised mission since 2009.
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