{"id":18608,"date":"2025-06-09T21:25:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T21:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=18608"},"modified":"2025-06-09T21:29:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T21:29:19","slug":"aid-ship-madelene-forced-to-dock-in-ashdod-after-israeli-naval-seizure-in-international-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/09\/aid-ship-madelene-forced-to-dock-in-ashdod-after-israeli-naval-seizure-in-international-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"Aid Ship \u201cMadelene\u201d Forced to Dock in Ashdod After Israeli Naval Seizure in International Waters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction\"><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-The aid ship \u201cMadelene\u201d, which was seized by the Israeli navy, docked at Ashdod Port on Monday evening under tight security measures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-8\" data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"1149\">Reports confirm that the ship, which carried 12 international activists attempting to break the blockade on Gaza, was escorted by Israeli warships following a nighttime maritime interception.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-9\" data-start=\"1151\" data-end=\"1388\">Israel\u2019s Foreign Ministry stated via X (formerly Twitter) that the activists underwent medical checks upon arrival. According to Israeli outlet Maariv, they are expected to be transferred to a detention center ahead of deportation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-10\" data-start=\"1390\" data-end=\"1575\">The Associated Press earlier reported that the \u201cMadelene\u201d, operated by the International Committee to Break the Siege on Gaza, was spotted off Israel\u2019s coast en route to Ashdod.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-11\" data-start=\"1582\" data-end=\"1634\">Condemnation of Israeli Piracy and Detention<\/h3>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-12\" data-start=\"1636\" data-end=\"1840\">Israeli rights organization Adalah condemned the seizure, stating it represents an unlawful justification of the Gaza blockade and an infringement on international activism for Palestinian rights.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18517\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18517\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18517 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/229-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Israeli rights organization Adalah condemned the seizure, stating it represents an unlawful justification of the Gaza blockade and an infringement on international activism for Palestinian rights.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/229-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/229-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/229-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/229-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/229.jpg 1155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ship &#8220;Madeliene&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-13\" data-start=\"1842\" data-end=\"1912\">The 12-member crew of the &#8220;Madelene&#8221; included notable figures such as:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1914\" data-end=\"2487\">\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-14\" data-start=\"1914\" data-end=\"1946\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-15\" data-start=\"1916\" data-end=\"1946\">Rima Hassan (French MEP)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-16\" data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"1996\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-17\" data-start=\"1949\" data-end=\"1996\">Greta Thunberg (Swedish climate activist)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-18\" data-start=\"1997\" data-end=\"2047\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-19\" data-start=\"1999\" data-end=\"2047\">Pascal Mureras (French political activist)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-20\" data-start=\"2048\" data-end=\"2103\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-21\" data-start=\"2050\" data-end=\"2103\">Omar Fayyad (journalist at Al Jazeera Mubasher)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-22\" data-start=\"2104\" data-end=\"2155\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-23\" data-start=\"2106\" data-end=\"2155\">Baptiste Andr\u00e9 (French doctor and activist)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-24\" data-start=\"2156\" data-end=\"2200\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-25\" data-start=\"2158\" data-end=\"2200\">Riva Viard (French environmentalist)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-26\" data-start=\"2201\" data-end=\"2243\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-27\" data-start=\"2203\" data-end=\"2243\">Yanis Mohamedi (French journalist)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-28\" data-start=\"2244\" data-end=\"2299\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-29\" data-start=\"2246\" data-end=\"2299\">Yasmin Acar (German-Turkish political activist)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-30\" data-start=\"2300\" data-end=\"2350\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-31\" data-start=\"2302\" data-end=\"2350\">Tiago Avila (Brazilian political activist)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-32\" data-start=\"2351\" data-end=\"2389\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-33\" data-start=\"2353\" data-end=\"2389\">S\u00fcheyb Ordu (Turkish activist)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-34\" data-start=\"2390\" data-end=\"2431\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-35\" data-start=\"2392\" data-end=\"2431\">Sergio Toribio (Spanish activist)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-optimize-36\" data-start=\"2432\" data-end=\"2487\">\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-37\" data-start=\"2434\" data-end=\"2487\">Marco van Rijn (Dutch marine engineering student)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-38\" data-start=\"2489\" data-end=\"2655\">Pro-Palestinian Israeli activists gathered near Ashdod Port on June 9 to protest the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/09\/israels-seizure-of-madelene-sparks-global-outrage-over-unlawful-raid-in-international-waters\/\">seizure<\/a>, waving Palestinian flags and demanding the release of the detainees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-39\" data-start=\"2657\" data-end=\"2868\">The International Committee to Break the Siege on Gaza labeled Israel a \u201cwar criminal state\u201d and reiterated that the \u201cMadelene\u201d was carrying symbolic humanitarian aid en route to the besieged Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18580\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18580\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18580 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/29-3.jpg\" alt=\"Israel intercepted the Gaza-bound aid ship \u201cMadelene\u201d in international waters, escorting it to Ashdod and detaining 12 activists,\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/29-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/29-3-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/29-3-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The International Committee to Break the Siege on Gaza labeled Israel a \u201cwar criminal state\u201d and reiterated that the \u201cMadelene\u201d was carrying symbolic humanitarian aid en route to the besieged Gaza Strip.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-40\" data-start=\"2875\" data-end=\"2915\">Details of the Seizure Operation<\/h3>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-41\" data-start=\"2917\" data-end=\"3151\">According to the Committee, the operation took place at dawn on Monday in international waters. Israeli naval vessels surrounded the ship, and live-streamed footage showed soldiers ordering the passengers to raise their hands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-42\" data-start=\"3153\" data-end=\"3358\">Drones flew overhead and dropped a mysterious white chemical, captured in the broadcast. Israel\u2019s Foreign Ministry had earlier declared the voyage an \u201cillegal attempt\u201d to breach the naval blockade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-43\" data-start=\"3360\" data-end=\"3546\">This follows a similar incident on May 2, when another aid ship, \u201cAl-Damir\u201d, was attacked by an Israeli drone while approaching Gaza, resulting in hull damage and a fire onboard.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-44\" data-start=\"3553\" data-end=\"3598\">Ongoing Siege and Humanitarian Crisis<\/h3>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-45\" data-start=\"3600\" data-end=\"3940\">Since October 7, 2023, Israel\u2014with U.S. backing\u2014has waged what international observers describe as genocide in Gaza. The war has caused over 181,000 casualties, including tens of thousands of children and women, with more than 11,000 missing, hundreds of thousands displaced, and famine claiming increasing numbers of lives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-46\" data-start=\"3942\" data-end=\"4169\">Despite international appeals and ICJ orders, Israel continues to block full humanitarian access, making missions like the \u201cMadelene\u201d both symbolic acts of resistance and lifelines for a population on the brink of collapse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-The aid ship \u201cMadelene\u201d, which was seized by the Israeli navy, docked at Ashdod Port on Monday evening under tight security measures. Reports confirm that the ship, which carried 12 international activists attempting to break the blockade on Gaza, was escorted by Israeli warships following a nighttime maritime interception. 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