IDF ordered to stop Gaza-bound aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg | 8 June 2025 | The Israeli defence minister has threatened to "take all necessary measures" to prevent a humanitarian ship carrying climate campaigner Greta Thunberg from reaching Gaza. The Madleen, a boat operated by the activist group Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), says it is attempting to reach the shores of the territory to bring in a symbolic amount of aid and raise international awareness of the continuing humanitarian crisis. But on Sunday, Israel Katz ordered the Israeli military to stop the ship from getting anywhere near Gaza. "I have instructed the IDF [Israel Defense Forces] to act so that the hate flotilla...does not reach the shores of Gaza -- and to take all necessary measures to that end," Katz said in a statement.