Israeli forces stopped a Gaza-bound aid boat and detained Greta Thunberg and other activists who were on board early Monday, enforcing a longstanding

Israeli naval forces boarded and seized a charity vessel carrying Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, which had tried to break the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip on Monday.

En route to Gaza with humanitarian aid, the vessel 'Madleen,' carrying climate activist Greta Thunberg, rescued migrants near Crete. Part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, the 'Madleen' responded to a distress signal and saved Sudanese individuals who had jumped into the sea to avoid being returned to Libya.