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Australians on Gaza-bound flotilla intercepted by Israel near Greece

The Sydney Morning Herald·Bronte Gossling·about 1 month ago
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At least four Australians attempting to break Israel’s 19-year land and sea blockade and deliver aid to Gaza have been intercepted by Israel in international waters, west of the Greek island of Crete. Israel’s Defence Forces boarded the vessel carrying 22-year-old Sydney law student Ethan Floyd at about 8.30am on Thursday (AEST), after a warship launched an inflatable tactical boat for interception. Climate activist Zack Schofield , from Newcastle, Melbourne-based GP Bianca Webb-Pullman , and Neve Barwick O’Connor, aboard separate vessels, were intercepted shortly after. “I have been kidnapped by the Israeli Defence Forces and taken to Israel against my will, alongside other Australians,” Floyd said in a pre-recorded video shared with this masthead, a sentiment echoed by Schofield and Webb-Pullman in their own pre-recorded messages. Schofield called for Australia to end its alliance with Israel, while Webb-Pullman said: “The world must rise up.…

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