Emmanuel Macron “asked to be allowed, as soon as possible, the return to France” of the six French nationals boarding a ship which carried Filopalaistine activists and humanitarian aid. which was intercepted off the gaza by the authorities of Israel.
“After gaining knowledge of their plan, despite the dangers we had warned for them, we were in touch with the Israeli authorities to avoid any incident by boat,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Baro also said in a statement to the press.
«After the ship was arrested, we asked to exercise consular protection“And”We visit them » When they arrived at Israeli territory, “in order to make sure of their situation and facilitate their rapid return to France,” he said.
The sailboat, which was carried out by 12 activists from France, Germany, Brazil, Turkey, Sweden, Spain and the Netherlands, had departed from Italy on June 1, 2025, to “break the Israeli exclusion” of Gaza, which is in the Gaza. Islamist movement of Hamas.
OR Swede and French, Palestinian, MEP Rima Hassan, is among the occupants on board.
Greta Thunberg is currently on her way to Israel, safe and in good spirits. pic.twitter.com/pjWSr0lOsE
— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) June 9, 2025
During the night, the Freedom Fireplace Coalition, which had chartered the boat, told the Telegram that had lost the connection to the sailboat that was “arrested”, as he said, by the Israeli army.
“If you see this video, (means that) we have been arrested and abducted in international waters,” T -Tundberg said in a pre -recorded video of the Freedom Freedom. Israel did not specify exactly where the sailboat was arrested.
The arrest of the ship
Pictures broadcast by the Freedom Stubs show the activists on the boat with orange life jackets, with their hands high at the time of conception, with some delivering their cell phones according to the instructions they have received.
Shortly before, some threw their cellphone or tablet into the sea. After reaching off the Egyptian coast, Madleen began to approach Gaza despite Israel’s warnings, which had ordered the army to stop it.
All the passengers of the ‘selfie yacht’ are safe and unharmed. They were provided with sandwiches and water. The show is over. pic.twitter.com/tLZZYcspJO
— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) June 9, 2025
The sailboat turned toward the port of Asdond in southern Israelnot far from Gaza, where the occupants were to land, the Israeli defense ministry said.
The French agency was unable to contact any of the occupants after the ship was arrested.
«Occupants are projected to return to their countries“, Said the Israeli Foreign Ministry, which published photos showing sandwiches and water distribution to the occupants.
The Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu accused “Greta Tundberg and others that they have tried to set up a communication challenge with the sole purpose of publicity. “.