From: The Times of Israel June 8, 2025
Navy tells activist ship headed to Gaza to change course

A video shows the Israeli Navy communicating with the "Madleen" activist boat nearing the Gaza Strip over a loudspeaker.

“The maritime zone near the coast of Gaza is closed to naval traffic as part of a legal naval blockade,” a soldier is seen saying in English.
She adds that humanitarian aid can be delivered to Gaza via Ashdod.

The Foreign Ministry says the navy “has instructed the ‘selfie yacht’ to change its course due to its approach toward a restricted area.”

In a lengthy post on X, the Foreign Ministry says an activist ship seeking to challenge the blockade on Gaza is “a media gimmick,” as an Israeli interception of the ship and its high-profile crew looms.

“The yacht is claiming that it is delivering humanitarian aid.“Madleen” is a small sailboat, in fact, it is a media gimmick for publicity (which includes less than a single truckload of aid) a ‘selfie yacht,’” the ministry says of the “celebrities yacht,”

It is carrying Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, Brazilian activist Thiago Avila, and Rima Hassan, a French-Palestinian European Parliament member.