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Israeli forces intercept the Madleen aid ship headed to Gaza

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The Irish foreign minister has praised the Madleen, the Gaza-bound aid ship intercepted by Israel, but says it’s a “shame” on the world that Palestinians are starving in Gaza.

“The Madleen was an effort to get food and medicine to the starving people of Gaza; an unarmed civilian effort in the midst of devastation and catastrophic humanitarian conditions,” Simon Harris said in a statement.