DUBAI, June 9. /TASS/. The Israeli military has intercepted the vessel Madleen, carrying pro-Palestinian activists, including Swedish environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg, the Qatar-based Al Jazeera TV channel reported.
According to the outlet, the Madleen was "intercepted in international waters by the Israeli military." All passengers were ordered to turn off their cell phones, after which communication with both the crew and passengers was lost.
Thunberg has accused the Israeli government of kidnapping her in a video published by The Freedom Flotilla Coalition on X.
"If you see this video, we are being intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel. I urge all my friends, family and comrades to put pressure on the Swedish government to release me and the others as soon as possible," Thunberg said in a video message recorded on board the Madleen ship.
In a statement on X, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said the vessel is en route to the country's coast and that the activists on board are expected to return to their home countries.
