Gaza zone. A yacht with activists detained by Israel. Emmanuel Macron intervenes

French President Emmanuel Macron demanded that the French on a yacht detained by Israel off the coast of the Gaza Strip could return to the country as soon as possible. On the unit, the humanitarian aid, there was a group of activists, including Greta Thunberg.

Emmanuel Macron in a statement issued on Monday by the Elysee Palace called to detaine “to return to France as soon as possible”. The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs France Jean-Noel Barrot assured him that his ministry was “in contact with the Israeli authorities to prevent all incidents.” The minister emphasized that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned French citizens against the risk associated with their actions.

There were 12 people on board the “Madleen” detained yacht – citizens of France, Germany, Brazil, Turkey, Sweden, Spain and The Netherlands. Among them is the Swedish ecological activist Greta Thunberg.

Israel stopped a yacht with activists

Coalition of Freedom Freedom, which organized a journey as an expression of a protest against the Gaza Strip blocked and the manner of waging war by Israelshe announced that the activists were “kidnapped by the Israeli forces”.

The extremely left -wing party France was unused (LFI) on Monday that the ship's arrest was “illegal”, because it took place in international waters. LFI called for protest on Monday evening in Paris and other cities of France.

Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the yacht was detained and redirected to the port of Israel. Passengers will return to their native countries, and the help they brought will be delivered to gauze via established channels – said the Ministry of Diplomacy.

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