We’re following the apparent blocking of an aid vessel bound for the Gaza Strip by Israel.

Israeli forces boarded the Madleen yacht on Sunday, according to those aboard, as it tried to bring humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg is among those on the vessel, which was reported to be off the Egyptian coast.

On Sunday, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition campaign group, which operates the yacht, posted a photo showing people in life jackets sitting with their hands up on Telegram.

“SOS! The volunteers on Madleen have been kidnapped by Israeli forces,” the group wrote.

Israel’s foreign ministry has said the yacht is now “safely making its way to the shores of Israel” and its passengers are “expected to return to their home countries”.

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