The group, called the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, were aiming to get to Gaza carrying flour, rice, baby formula, and other basic supplies.

Greta Thunberg, who attempted to deliver aid to Gaza by sea along with other nearly a dozen other activists, was deported from Israel after their sailboat was intercepted by the military, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

Israeli forces have intercepted a Gaza-bound aid ship off the country’s coast and detained its crew, including activist Greta Thunberg. The vessel, organized by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), was transporting humanitarian supplies including rice,