Overview

• Israel’s navy intercepted the Madleen roughly 200 kilometers off Gaza, enforcing the blockade that has been in place since 2007.
• Greta Thunberg and three other activists accepted deportation orders and flew back to Sweden after a brief stop in France.
• Eight crew members who refused to sign removal documents remain in Israeli custody for up to 96 hours before deportation proceedings.
• United Nations investigators have accused Israel’s Gaza operations of war crimes while agencies warn that Gaza’s two million residents face mass starvation.
• Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway have imposed travel bans and asset freezes on Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir over extremist statements toward Palestinians.