The new mission includes the renowned Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, who speaks with Democracy Now! live from the Madleen. AMY GOODMAN: As Gaza faces more than three months of a near-total Israeli blockade,

Greta Thunberg, Yasemin Acar and other activists are sailing to Gaza. The activist group they’re apart of, The Freedom Flotilla Coalition, is attempting to bring aid and raise international awareness over the ongoing humanitarian crisis.

An aid ship carrying environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg and other activists diverted from its planned route toward Gaza to answer a distress call from a stricken boat, according to one of the protesters onboard.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has closed its aid distribution sites for the day, without giving a date on when they would open again.

Yasser Abu Shabab, who once looted humanitarian aid, now controls a small slice of territory in southern Gaza.

Prime minister’s comments come after opposition leader claims country is sending weapons to ‘criminals and felons’