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Israel deports Greta Thunberg after Gaza-bound ship she was on was seized

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Thunberg was one of 12 passengers on the Madleen, a ship carrying aid to Gaza that was meant to protest Israel's ongoing war there.

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  1. Greta Thunberg deported by Israel

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    Israel deports Greta Thunberg after Gaza-bound ship she was on was seized

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  1. Breitbart News

    Israel says to block Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Israel on Sunday ordered the military to stop a humanitarian ship carrying activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, from breaking

  2. Washington Examiner

    Israel says it will stop Greta Thunberg aid ship from breaking Gaza naval blockade (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Thunberg has taken up the cause of pro-Palestinian activism following the onset of the war in Gaza.

  3. CNN

    Israel vows to stop aid boat with Greta Thunberg and other activists on board from reaching Gaza (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Israel vowed on Sunday to stop an aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists on board from reaching Gaza.

  4. NBC4 Washington

    Israel vows to prevent an aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists from reaching Gaza (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    Israel’s government on Sunday vowed to prevent an aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists from reaching the Gaza Strip.

  5. NBC News

    Israel vows to stop aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg from reaching Gaza (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has vowed to block an aid vessel carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists from reaching Gaza, by “any means necessary.”The Madleen departed Sicily last Sunday, aiming to breach Israel’s naval blockade on Gaza, deliver humanitarian aid, and draw attention to th…

  6. WHDH Boston

    Israel vows to prevent an aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists from reaching Gaza - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s government on Sunday vowed to prevent an aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists from reaching the Gaza Strip.Defense Minister Israel

  7. Newsweek

    Israel will block Greta Thunberg's boat from reaching Gaza: IDF chief (opens Newsweek)

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    Israel's Katz said he instructed the military to "take whatever measures necessary" to stop the ship carrying Thunberg and other activists.

  8. New York Times

    Israel Vows to Stop Aid Ship With Greta Thunberg Aboard From Reaching Gaza (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The attempt to block the flotilla carrying the famed climate activist comes 15 years after a similar aid effort ended in deadly violence.

  9. CBS News

    Israel vows to block aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists from reaching Gaza (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Greta Thunberg and "Game of Thrones" actor Liam Cunningham are among 12 activists aboard the Madleen, which is operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, that is on its way to Gaza.

  10. New York Post

    Israel won’t allow ‘antisemitic’ Greta Thunberg’s boat to reach Gaza, defense minister warns (opens New York Post)

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    Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Israel wants to stop an aid boat with Greta Thunberg and other activists from reaching the Gaza Strip and breaking its naval blockade.

  11. Boston

    Israeli forces halt Gaza-bound aid boat and detain Greta Thunberg and other activists (opens Boston)

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    Israeli forces stopped a Gaza-bound aid boat and detained Greta Thunberg and other activists who were on board early Monday.

  12. UPI

    Thunberg, activists in Israeli custody after delivery attempt to Gaza (opens UPI)

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    The Israeli government announced Monday that the boat crew of civilians that included Swedish activist Greta Thunberg it intercepted attempting to transport humanitarian supplies to Gaza will be returned to their home co

  13. WTOP Washington DC

    Israeli forces seize Gaza-bound aid boat and detain Greta Thunberg and other activists (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    Israeli forces seized a Gaza-bound aid boat and detained Greta Thunberg and other activists who were on board early Monday, enforcing a longstanding blockade of the Palestinian territory that has been tightened during the war with Hamas.

  14. NBC New York

    Israeli forces prevent aid boat carrying activist Greta Thunberg from reaching Gaza (opens NBC New York)

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    Israeli forces stopped a Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists early Monday and diverted it to Israel.

  15. West Central Tribune

    Israeli forces seize Gaza aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg (opens West Central Tribune)

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    West Central Tribune's feed description

    President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed Thunberg's statement that she had been kidnapped

  16. Al-Monitor

    Israel says Gaza-bound activist boat carrying Greta Thunberg redirected (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Israel said it diverted a Gaza-bound boat on Monday after the activists onboard, including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg, said they were intercepted as they sought to provide relief to the blockaded Palestinian territory.

  17. Time

    Israel Boards Gaza Aid Flotilla Carrying Greta Thunberg (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    The Madleen, a ship carrying aid to Gaza, was intercepted by Israeli forces on June 9. Here's what we know about the status its crew.

  18. Rolling Stone

    Israel Detains Greta Thunberg, Other Activists After Halting Gaza-Bound Aid Ship (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Israeli forces detained Greta Thunberg and other activists after it halted a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid ship.

  19. Digital Journal

    Israel diverts Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg (opens Digital Journal)

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    Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound aid boat on Monday, preventing the activists on board -- including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg -- from

  20. PJ Media

  21. The Daily Caller

    Looks Like Greta Thunberg Won’t Be Saving Gaza After All (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The IDF detained Greta Thunberg along with other activists off the coast of Gaza after she attempted to sail to the territory in an aid vessel

  22. KVIA El Paso

    Seized Gaza aid ship docks in Israel with Greta Thunberg aboard (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    CNN By Kareem Khadder, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Abeer Salman, Helen Regan, Dana Karni and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The detained crew of the Gaza-bound aid ship that was intercepted by Israel on Monday morning docked in the Israeli port of Ashdod Monday evening, according to Israel’s foreign ministry…

  23. WSVN Miami

    Israel seizes Gaza-bound aid boat Madleen, detaining Greta Thunberg and other activists - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces seized a Gaza-bound aid boat and detained Greta Thunberg and other activists who were on board early Monday, enforcing a longstanding blockade

  24. Breitbart News

    Greta Thunberg Claims She's Been 'Kidnapped' by Israel (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg claimed early Monday that she and her shipmates had been "kidnapped" by "Israeli occupational forces."

  25. The Guardian

    Israeli forces take control of Gaza aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    British-flagged yacht operated by pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition was making symbolic attempt to deliver aid

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