Shortly after their arrests, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, the nonprofit that has staged dozens of efforts to reach Gaza to protest Israel, posted prerecorded videos on X showing the crew members saying that they had been “kidnapped.” They called on their home governments to put pressure on Israel to release them.

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.

Israeli forces have been ordered to screen graphic footage of October 7 attacks to Greta Thunberg and fellow activists after seizing their Gaza-bound aid ship.

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

Israel designated Birawi as a Hamas terrorist in Europe as early as 2013, and classified his organization EuroPal Forum as a 'terrorist organization' in 2021.

The British-flagged yacht Madleen, which is operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), was aiming to deliver a symbolic amount of aid to Gaza later on Monday and raise international awareness of the humanitarian crisis there.

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