Israel seizes Gaza Aid boat carrying activist Greta Samberg
The Israeli army took command of a charitable ship run by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. The crew includes activist Greta Samberg.
Climate change activist Greta Samberg, one of dozens of activists on a charity ship stopped by Israeli forces on June 9, attempting to arrive in the Gaza Strip, sparking international protests over enforcement of the blockade and humanitarian aid.
The vessel, named Madreen, attempted to break the naval blockade on its way to ports in the Gaza Strip, urging Israeli forces to board the vessel, Reuters reported.
In addition to Tanberg, French lawmaker Lima Hassan was among the 12 people on the ship.
The crew headed to the Gaza Strip and said they provided humanitarian assistance at an eight-day press conference in Catania, Italy, to provide humanitarian assistance, including food.
The international nonprofit Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) said the ship headed for Gaza after previous attempts failed due to a drone attack on another ship in the Mediterranean.
The ship departed from the Port of Catania in Italy on June 1st. Along the way, people on board rescued four migrants between the Libya and the Greek coast.
But who is Greta Samberg and why is she famous? This is what you need to know about activists.
Who is Greta Samberg?
Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg is a 22-year-old environmental activist from Sweden.
The writers and actresses are believed to raise global awareness of the risks posed by climate change and hold politicians accountable for their lack of action towards the climate crisis.
In 2018, Thunberg established Friday for Future For Future. This is a climate action movement that has attracted international attention.
At age 15, she began school breaks to hold demonstrations outside the Swedish Parliament.
At the age of 16, the teenager stimulated what is considered the biggest climate strike in history, testified before Parliament and addressed the United Nations for a second time.
What kind of movie was Greta Samberg in?
Thunberg appears in the three-part PBS documentary, Greta Thunberg: To Change to The World.
In the series, she travels through a world that observes the effects of climate change and defends action.
She also appeared in the 2020 documentary “I Am Greta.” The film makes the world leaders at the climate conference regularly old from the attacks of one girl outside the Swedish Parliament after activists became prominent.
What did Greta Samberg say about being on a boat?
In a pre-recorded video posted on social media, Thunberg preemptively described the incident as her boat was “being lured.”
“I urge all my friends, family and peers to pressure the Swedish government to release me and others as soon as possible,” Samberg says in the video, standing on the boat and holding the ropes.
Contribution: Brian Truitt
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