Greta Thunberg Takes a Mediterranean Cruise

Greta Thunberg's Gaza siege-busting yacht 'will be met with Israeli missile boats and an elite commando unit if it tries to deliver aid or 'provokes' the IDF'

Israel is said to be sending an elite commando unit and its missile boat fleet to meet Greta Thunberg and her 'Freedom Flotilla' as it approaches the Gaza Strip.

Military sources told the Jerusalem Post that Shayetet 13, a commando unit of the Navy, and the fleet are preparing for the arrival of the Madleen in the coming days.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg, 22, is among 12 activists on board the ship, hoping to 'break [Israel's] siege on the Gaza Strip' with a delivery of humanitarian aid.

She is joined by Game of Thrones actor Liam Cunningham and Rima Hassan, a French MEP, aiming to raise awareness of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

The flotilla is expected to reach Gaza on Saturday, having set off from Catania in Sicily last Sunday.

The IDF has not yet decided how to handle the vessel, but has begun deploying security forces in the area, according to the Jerusalem Post.

A senior Israeli defence source told the outlet that Israel will not allow the ship to enter Gaza, and that the activists face arrest if they disobey the military.

Military sources said the activists will be told clearly not to enter the area, and that the elite forces are preparing for the eventuality they defy the order or 'provoke' the IDF.

The IDF may take control of the vessel, arrest the protestors and transfer them to the port in Ashdod to be deported, the outlet reports. 

Greta Thunberg joins 11 activists in sailing to the Gaza Strip with a 'symbolic' amount of aid

Activist Greta Thunberg sits aboard the aid ship Madleen a day after setting off from Catania

The IDF has not yet decided how to handle the vessel, JPost reports, but has begun deploying security forces in the area

Israel has threatened to stop the Madleen if it approaches the beleaguered Gaza Strip

The bow of the Madleen ship, featuring an illustration inspired by the Palestinian flag

The Madleen departed from the Sicilian port of Catania on Sunday. The activists expect it will take seven days to get to their destination, if they are not stopped

Greta Thunberg speaking at a press conference before the Madleen departed Catania, Italy on Sunday

Thunberg and her crew wore shirts that said 'ship to Gaza' before leaving Italy for the Gaza Strip

South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham joked on X that he hopes Greta and her friends can swim

FILE PHOTO: An Israeli navy ship patrols off Zikim beach in southwestern Israel near the border with Gaza

FILE PHOTO: Shayetet 13, IDF's elite naval commando unit

The Israeli Army said previously that it is 'prepared' to raid the ship, as it has done with previous freedom flotilla efforts.

'For this case as well, we are prepared,' IDF spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin said. 'We have gained experience in recent years, and we will act accordingly.' 

The activists have already raised concern for their safety, noting a drone attack on a Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship off the coast of Malta in May.

Thunberg's shipmate issued a drone alert on the 'third day of our journey to Gaza to break the siege'. 

An Israeli drone operated by Greece's Hellenic Coastguard reportedly followed the Madleen, hovering above it for two consecutive nights on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Heron drone, developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), is capable of carrying payloads up to 1,000kg and flying for 52 continuous hours.

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Greta Thunberg sparked massive outrage after yelling 'fuck Israel and fuck Germany' while cackling at a 'Palestine and climate movement solidarity' rally.

Thunberg, 21, was heard laughing as she shouted the expletives, which the crowd cheered and clapped at.

'Our country does not need the presence of people like Greta Thunberg,' Conservative regional parliamentary party leader Manuel Hagel told the Jerusalem Post . Hagel added that Thunberg was moving 'very consciously in close proximity to antisemitism.' 

Her outburst marked 'the end of Greta Thunberg as a climate activist,' said Volker Becker, the president of the German-Israel Society DIG, adding that 'from now: Israel hater is the main job' for the Swedish activist.

Ms Thunberg turns on the light on her phone to show solidarity with the terrorists

Thunberg

Earlier she was taken away by police as they fired a water cannon at demonstrators in the Netherlands . The Swedish climate activist protested alongside members of Extinction Rebellion (XR) as they blocked a busy junction leading onto a motorway in The Hague

XR activists also blocked another road, as well as a lane on the local motorway.

Thunberg, speaking at a massive rally while wearing a keffiyeh, a piece of clothing associated with Palestinian terroristss, was taken to a police bus in Helsinki, after she spoke. 

The German branch of climate movement Fridays for Future has also distanced itself from her. She spoke while wearing a Palestinian black and white scarf.

Greta Thunberg being dragged away from the Eurovision arena in Malmo, Sweden by armed police 

Greta Thunberg protests against Israel being allowed to compete in Eurovision

Greta Thunberg in The European Court of Human Rights 

Greta Thunberg, second left, joins youths from Portugal during a demonstration outside the European Court of Human Rights, which ruled governments have to protect citizens against "Climate Change"

Holly Valance called Greta a 'demonic little gremlin'

Holly, a conservative commentator, didn't mince words as she revealed her thoughts on the Swedish-born activist