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Israel diverts Gaza flotilla ships, says 'Greta Thunberg safe'

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Several vessels of the Gaza aid flotilla have been stopped and their passengers are being transferred to an Israeli port, the Israeli foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

Greta Thunberg is "safe and healthy," © MOFA IL 

Greta Thunberg is "safe and healthy," © MOFA IL 

Several vessels of the Gaza aid flotilla have been stopped and their passengers are being transferred to an Israeli port, the Israeli foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

Greta Thunberg, the Swedish climate campaigner, and her friends are "safe and healthy," the foreign ministry said in a post on X alongside a video that appeared to show Greta Thunberg and several masked and armed Israeli military personnel.

Reporting by Alexander Cornwell

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