Activist boat that tried to break blockade of Gaza reaches Ashdod Port after Israeli interception

By Emanuel Fabian

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9 June 2025, 9:16 pm

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

The boat Madleen, on which pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel activists attempted to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza, seen under escort of Israeli naval forces as it enter Ashdod Port in southern Israel after being intercepted by Israeli forces, June 9, 2025. (AP/Leo Correa)

The activist boat that tried to break Israel’s naval blockade of the Gaza Strip and was intercepted by the Israeli Navy overnight has reached Ashdod Port.

Photos taken by the Associated Press show the Madleen being escorted into the port by an Israeli Navy vessel.

The detained activists, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, will be handed over to the police to be deported, Israeli officials have said.

Defense Minister Israel Katz said earlier that he instructed the military to screen a video showing atrocities committed on October 7, 2023, to the detained activists once they had safely arrived at the port.