‘Present is over’: Footage reveals Israeli forces on Gaza-bound support ship carrying Greta Thunberg; watch video

Israel international ministry on Monday launched a video of the Gaza-bound support ship carrying Greta Thunberg after the local weather activist claimed that they’d been “kidnapped” by Israel. Within the footage, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) had been seen distributing meals and water to these aboard.It additionally knowledgeable that Thunberg was on “her solution to Israel, secure and in good spirits”, posting a smiling image of her.Taking a swipe on the complete “kidnapped” saga, Israel declared- “The present is over.”“All of the passengers of the ‘selfie yacht’ are secure and unhurt. They had been supplied with sandwiches and water. The present is over,” it stated.In one other publish, Israeli international ministry stated that the “tiny quantity of support that was on the yacht and never consumed by the celebrities” can be despatched to Gaza.“The tiny quantity of support that was on the yacht and never consumed by the ‘celebrities’ can be transferred to Gaza by means of actual humanitarian channels,” it stated.“There are methods to ship support to the Gaza Strip — they don’t contain Instagram selfies,” it added.This got here after Thunberg, in a video clip, was seen interesting for assist claiming that their ship had been “intercepted and kidnapped” by the Israeli forces.“My title is Greta Thunberg, and I’m from Sweden. If you happen to see this video, we’re being intercepted and kidnapped in worldwide waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that help Israel. I urge all my buddies, household and comrades to place stress on the Swedish authorities to launch me and the others as quickly as doable,” she stated.Calling it a “publicity” stunt, Israel criticised it saying that “Greta and others tried to stage a media provocation”.“Whereas Greta and others tried to stage a media provocation whose sole goal was to realize publicity — and which included lower than a single truckload of support — greater than 1,200 support vehicles have entered Gaza from Israel inside the previous two weeks, and as well as, the Gaza Humanitarian Basis has distributed near 11 million meals on to civilians in Gaza,” it stated.“The ‘selfie yacht’ of the ‘celebrities’ is safely making its solution to the shores of Israel. The passengers are anticipated to return to their dwelling international locations,” it added.The Hamas-led assault on October 7 resulted within the deaths of round 1,200 folks in Israel and the kidnapping of 251 hostages, with 55 nonetheless in captivity—many feared useless. In retaliation, Israel’s army offensive has killed greater than 54,000 Palestinians, with Gaza’s well being ministry reporting that ladies and youngsters make up nearly all of the casualties. The battle has ravaged Gaza, forcing practically 90% of its inhabitants from their properties and creating widespread dependence on humanitarian support.