Israeli forces have taken command of a charity vessel that had tried to break a naval blockade of the Gaza Strip.

The British-flagged yacht Madleen, which is operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), was carrying 12 crew members including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and Rima Hassan, a French member of the European Parliament.

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