00:00An activist on board the Pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition or FFC vessel says part of the Madeline was covered by a white substance while Israeli forces were intercepting the Gaza-bound boat.
00:14Yasmin Acha said this in a video published on Monday, which also showed the white substance covering the deck of the vessel.
00:30I have no idea, but please sound the alarm. They did say that they want to intercept us in a very calm way, but this is not what's happening. There is another war crime about to happen.
00:45We will keep you updated. Please put pressure on the governments. Tell them that we are here because they are aiding and abetting this genocide.
00:55They are upholding a legal blockade. They are using starvation as a weapon of war. This cannot go on. We cannot live in a future like this.
01:05You need to do everything in your power. Use your bodies, use your voices. Amplify the voice of Palestinians and do tell them that we are here because they are not doing their jobs.
01:17Reuters was not able to independently verify the footage or what the substance was.
01:22The date was verified by military statements and an announcement from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition.
01:29Israeli forces have taken command of the British-flagged Yard, Madeline, that had tried to break a naval blockade of the Gaza Strip, according to the officials on Sunday.
01:39The boat was boarded during the night before it could reach shore, the FFC said on its telegram account.
01:45The Israeli Foreign Ministry later confirmed that it was under Israeli control.
01:49All passengers were saved and unharmed, the Ministry later added.
01:55Among the 12 strong crew are Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and Rima Hassan, a French member of the European Parliament.
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