The Madleen, launched by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, is one of several Gaza-bound vessels intercepted by Israel.

Freedom flotillas: The deadly history as Greta Thunberg detained by Israel. ... Additional flotillas were intercepted in 2015, about 100 miles off the Gaza Coast, and in 2018.

The Mavi Mamara mission in May 2010 attempted to break Israel's blockade of Gaza. It was boarded by Israeli soldiers and 10 crew members died in the attack ...

Israeli forces assaulted the humanitarian vessel “Madleen” en route to Gaza, seizing the cargo and abducting its crew ...

Flotillas trying to break Israel’s siege of Gaza. Several Freedom Flotilla vessels have attempted to break the blockade of Gaza. In 2008, two boats from the Free Gaza Movement successfully ...

Israel announced on Monday the interception of a "freedom flotilla" carrying activist Greta Thunberg, the latest attempt by pro-Palestinian activists to bring aid into the Gaza Strip amid Israel's ...

Freedom Flotilla II was launched in 2011 as a follow-up to the 2010 mission. Organised by a coalition of international activists and NGOs, it aimed to break Israel’s blockade on Gaza and deliver ...