Greta Thunberg is among dozens held by Israeli soldiers after he aid convoy to Gaza was intercepted.
Several vessels of the Gaza aid flotilla have been stopped and their passengers are being transferred to an Israeli port, the Israeli foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
‘Greta Thunberg, the Swedish climate campaigner, and her friends are ‘safe and healthy,’ the foreign ministry said in a post on X alongside a video that appeared to show Greta Thunberg and several masked and armed Israeli military personnel.
The Global Sumud Flotilla set sail from Barcelona earlier this month with the aim of breaking Israel’s blockade of Gaza and delivering aid to the territory.
The flotilla had already been targeted by drones where its boat had been anchored before resuming its voyage towards Gaza.
The mission is the largest effort of its kind aiming to reach Gaza, where 2.4 million Palestinians live under an Israeli blockade.
Israel has previously intercepted Gaza-bound ships, seizing the vessels and deporting those on board.