The following excerpt is taken from the new book &#8220;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Proportionality-Israels-Just-Gaza/dp/B0F841ZJTX">Beyond Proportionality: Israel&#8217;s Just War In Gaza,</a>&#8221; by Thane Rosenbaum (Wicked Son/Post Hill Press, May 2025).
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<h3>INTRODUCTION: “J’accuse!” — The Case Against Israel</h3>
At the turn of the nineteenth century, a political scandal in France galvanized public opinion all over the world. Known as the Dreyfus Affair, at its root was the inexorable display and mass hatred of Jews. This same antisemitic fervor, which a few decades later would materialize into the Holocaust, had been around for two millennia. Occasionally, it would manifest itself in pogroms and mass expulsions. Along the way, it went from latent to lethal, and emanated from a lie.
This time, however, the antisemitism was organized, sanctioned by the government, fueled by the press, and openly embraced by many people who regarded themselves as highly cultivated and civilized. Artists and intellectuals took a special interest in joining the mob. And it came pre-packaged with an easily disproved conspiracy theory involving a treasonous Jewish military officer.
Jews in France had long enjoyed the full panoply of civil rights. Indeed, during the French Revolution, France had become the first European nation to emancipate its Jewish population. For nearly a century, French Jews had participated in every facet of cosmopolitan life among the professional classes and cultural elite. But suddenly, they found themselves facing a backlash unlike anything they had experienced before.
The Dreyfus Affair made the unspoken hatred of Jews not just acceptable but fashionable. Seemingly overnight, Jews in France went from being socially accepted and having a sense of security to being on the receiving end of wild denunciations for their clannishness, duplicity, greed, and dual loyalty.
And much like Nazi Germany, the nerve center of these societal convulsions burned brightest on university campuses, in the pages of the mainstream press, and wherever artists and writers congregated. The fact that it all originated from an easily disprovable lie was of little concern. The case against Dreyfus was merely a pretext to something far worse.
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Captain Alfred Dreyfus was an officer on the French military general staff accused of passing state secrets to Germany — the despised aggressor nation that during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 had humiliated France and annexed Alsace and Moselle. Someone had to be blamed, and Dreyfus, a high-ranking Jewish officer, fully assimilated yet perceived as a foreigner, was an easy fall guy even though there was no actual evidence of his wrongdoing. The French legal system relied upon forged documents — manufactured by military counterintelligence — to falsify his guilt. The letters were not even in Dreyfus’ handwriting.
That’s not to say there was no spy within the ranks of senior military officers. But it wasn’t Captain Dreyfus. Two years after he was court-martialed for treason and shipped off to Devil’s Island, a notorious tropical hellhole where many prisoners died of disease and malnutrition, the French Army uncovered evidence implicating the true culprit — Major Walsin Esterhazy, who had sold secret documents to the German Embassy. But by then the nation was awash in anti-Jewish bigotry. Dreyfus should have been exonerated instantly. Instead, he was returned to France to face a new trial, where he was once again convicted and given an enhanced sentence.
Newspapers around the world covered the trial and its aftermath. A slogan representative of the times referred to Dreyfus as “the Jew who is everywhere but belongs nowhere.” It should come as no surprise to learn that the Dreyfus Affair roughly coincided with the publication of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, another forged document, this one alleging a Jewish conspiracy to conquer the world.
Events shifted dramatically when one of France’s leading intellectuals, the novelist and playwright Émile Zola, wrote a lengthy front-page essay — famously titled “J’Accuse&#8230;!” — in which he charged the French government and legal system with a coverup. Zola wrote, “Here&#8230;are the facts which explain how a miscarriage of justice could be made; and the moral evidence, the financial circumstances of Dreyfus, the absence of reason, his continual cry of innocence&#8230;the hunting for the ‘dirty Jews,’ which dishonours our time.” Given the public embarrassment to the nation’s institutions, Zola himself was brought to trial and convicted of libel. He fled to London.
Eventually, the obsession with Dreyfus dissipated. The French government and its people finally came to recognize that they had been handed a convenient excuse to shift blame away from France’s military and rest it instead with a familiar villain. National regret ensued, and by 1906, Dreyfus was exonerated, and his rank restored.
But anyone familiar with these events can’t help but see the parallel with what is happening today. The global reaction to Israel’s eighteen-month-long war in Gaza has had many of the same elements: heightened emotions, irrational arguments, distorted histories, the rejection of obvious truths, forged documents, falsified facts, misapplied laws, antisemitic stereotypes, and worldwide anti-Jewish rage. But instead of a single Jewish officer serving as the focal point, this time it was the Jewish state, and its professional military, who stand falsely accused — and with much the same imagery. Thus, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is often depicted as drinking the blood of Palestinian children.
Such fabrications are all the more paradoxical given the events that preceded and fully justified Israel’s retaliatory war against Hamas. These sensationalized condemnations completely overlook and ignore what started the conflict in the first place. On the morning of October 7, 2023, southern Israel was invaded — by land, air, and sea — by six thousand Palestinians from Gaza. Most were terrorists with Hamas and Islamic Jihad, but many were ordinary civilians. It was a planned and coordinated attack that lasted several hours and targeted the concert-goers at the Nova Music Festival, most of whom were young peace-loving Israelis.
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Thane Rosenbaum is an essayist, law professor, and author of both fiction and nonfiction titles, including the novels, &#8220;How Sweet It Is!&#8221;,&#8221; The Stranger Within Sarah Stein,&#8221; &#8220;The Golems of Gotham,&#8221; &#8220;Second Hand Smoke,&#8221; and &#8220;Elijah Visible.&#8221; His articles, reviews and essays appear frequently in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, CNN, Huffington Post and Daily Beast, among other national publications.
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This excerpt from &#8220;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Proportionality-Israels-Just-Gaza/dp/B0F841ZJTX">Beyond Proportionality: Israel&#8217;s Just War In Gaza,</a>&#8221; by Thane Rosenbaum is published by permission from Post Hill Press/Wicked Son.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Parents are fighting back after their three young three children were expelled from the Nysmith School for the Gifted after they raised concerns about antisemitic bullying and harassment — about which the headmaster and owner of the school, Kenneth R. Nysmith, allegedly did nothing.
Parents Brian Vazquez and Ashok Roy filed a lawsuit with the Virginia Attorney General&#8217;s Office of Civil Rights against the Nysmith School for the Gifted, Inc., and headmaster Kenneth Nysmith. In it, they alleged that their three children were expelled after they complained about antisemitic bullying and harassment targeting their 11-year-old daughter.
&#8220;The school had allowed anti-Semitism to take root in her class—in, for example, this picture of a social studies class project depicting the attributes of a &#8216;strong historical leader&#8217; &#8230; That photo, featuring the unmistakable face of Adolf Hitler, was shared with the entire school community. It was followed by a pattern of persistent and severe anti-Semitic harassment of Complainants’ young daughter,&#8221; the lawsuit alleges.
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A northern Virginia private school hung up a Palestinian flag in the school gym and taught the kids that H!tler was a “strong historical leader,” before expelling Jewish kids who complained. <a href="https://t.co/sSGphCJTk1">pic.twitter.com/sSGphCJTk1</a>
— Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 (@MarinaMedvin) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarinaMedvin/status/1940025635339956552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Vazquez and Roy stated that other students began bullying their daughter because she was Jewish shortly after Hamas terrorists murdered more than 1,200 Israelis, raping and torturing men, women, and children on October 7, 2023 — and that they&#8217;d informed Mr. Nysmith of the problem at the time.
The suit alleges that children at the school put &#8220;pro-Palestine stickers on school-issued laptops and lockers&#8221; and referred to Jews as &#8220;baby-killers&#8221; who &#8220;deserve to die because of what is happening in Gaza.&#8221;
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&#8220;The bullies told their daughter that everyone at the school is against Jews and Israel, which is why they hate you,&#8221; the complaint alleges.
The complaint was submitted by the complaint Louis D. Brandeis Center.
Read more here:<a href="https://t.co/9qyzHBIAoG">https://t.co/9qyzHBIAoG</a>
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&#8220;The bullies told their daughter that everyone at the school is against Jews and Israel, which is why they hate you,&#8221; the complaint reads.
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&#8220;Mr. Nysmith promised to take action – but did nothing,&#8221; the suit alleges. &#8220;A few weeks later, after Mr. Nysmith decided to hang a Palestinian flag in the Nysmith School gym, the harassment of their daughter grew more severe. Complainants notified Mr. Nysmith that harassment of their daughter had become much worse and pleaded for his help. In response, Mr. Nysmith told them to tell their daughter to &#8216;toughen up&#8217; and abruptly ended the meeting.&#8221;
It was just two days after that meeting that Vazquez and Roy say they were informed that all three of their children were being expelled from the school.
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When the family raised concerns about this and other incidents, the school told them to &#8220;toughen up.&#8221;
Two days after that call, all three of their kids were expelled via email—right before mid-semester grades and after nearby schools&#8217; application deadlines had passed. <a href="https://t.co/Z9OGSLGcBj">pic.twitter.com/Z9OGSLGcBj</a>
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In the letter terminating the students&#8217; enrollment, the headmaster put the onus on the parents, claiming that he could not see a &#8220;path forward&#8221; due to the parents&#8217; &#8220;profound lack of trust&#8221; in both him and the school.

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Critics of the United Nations have slammed the international organization for hindering the work of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which has reportedly donated more than 50 million meals to Gazan residents.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres claimed on Friday that the GHF in Gaza is “inherently unsafe” and “killing people.” “Guterres said U.N.-led humanitarian efforts are being ‘strangled,’” Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-chief-says-us-backed-gaza-aid-operation-is-unsafe-killing-people-2025-06-27/">reported</a>.
GHF chairman Johnnie Moore responded on Monday, “I’m surprised that something so right, something so simple as feeding people, has become so controversial. We have poked a lot of bears.” He added that the GHF thought it was only “poking the bear of a designated terrorist organization that wants to steal the aid from people,” but in the process unveiled “the underbelly of the United Nations and all of these organizations around the world,” JNS <a href="https://www.jns.org/ghf-lack-of-un-condemnation-of-hamas-killing-of-aid-workers-shows-bodys-underbelly/">reported</a>.
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Asked about reports that the U.N. is pressuring agencies to cut ties with the GHF, U.N. Watch’s Hillel Neuer stated, “It’s not surprising because we’ve seen this attitude consistently from the leadership at the UN; Guterres over a year ago instructed all UN agencies, basically forbade them from dealing with any other effort that would replace UNRWA [United Nations Relief and Works Agency] in any way. There were reports from several of these agencies that Guterres gave an order to the heads of all UN humanitarian agencies, do not deal, cooperate in any way with any US-led initiative to replace any of the work that UNRWA is doing. So the latest reports are just a continuation of that kind of policy. In my opinion, it’s kind of like a Mafia-type approach; if you dare cooperate with this entity, we’ll break your legs.”
“I think it is politically motivated because we’re seeing an incredible amount of inversion; the argument put out by the UN — and they’ve been vehement in the past several weeks, more than we’ve ever seen on almost any other issue, certainly from UNRWA,” Neuer explained. “Because they see it as existential, that a more effective non-politicized, authentic, sincere humanitarian effort— would show that UNRWA is the opposite. And it is the opposite. &#8230; UNRWA has a whole political pathological agenda telling Palestinians they have a ‘right of return,’ which means the right to invade Israel on October 7 and massacre Israelis. That’s the true agenda of UNRWA.”
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Israel and US expected to shield attempts at the UN to close the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
UNRWA &#39;sees it as existential that a more-effective, non-politicized, authentic, sincere humanitarian effort would show that UNRWA is the opposite,&#39; <a href="https://twitter.com/HillelNeuer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HillelNeuer</a> tells <a href="https://twitter.com/natasharaquel_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@natasharaquel_</a> <a href="https://t.co/AsErvnJwB0">pic.twitter.com/AsErvnJwB0</a>
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“Three weeks ago, Hamas terrorists murdered clearly identified GHS staff as they were returning from a day feeding Gazan civilians,” Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the U.N., stated. “All those pictures; they stopped the bus, tortured them in the middle of the road, and executed them. The Secretary-General said nothing. OCHA (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territory): nothing. UNRWA: nothing. Silence. &#8230; Outrageously, the UN has also emboldened false allegations against the GHF about violent incidents, shamelessly promoting claims from Hamas-controlled sources. The blindness and hatred &#8230; exploded into absurdity, with some actors even promoting the insane conspiracy that the aid being distributed contains drugs and that the people risking their lives to feed families are secretly pushing narcotics. It’s delusional. I don’t get it. Why don’t they cooperate? Why not to work together? Let us speak plainly. If you really care about Gazan children, stop sabotaging the only program that reaches them instead of terrorists.”
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I strongly condemned the UN&#39;s conduct toward the GHF, which provides aid to civilians directly, away from the hands of Hamas. 
Instead of supporting the initiative, the UN is actively trying to undermine it and is intimidating organizations willing to collaborate with the GHF.… <a href="https://t.co/K2i7oMmOTc">pic.twitter.com/K2i7oMmOTc</a>
&mdash; Danny Danon 🇮🇱 דני דנון (@dannydanon) <a href="https://twitter.com/dannydanon/status/1939784445218771260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Moore issued a post on X on Monday in which he pleaded for the media to stop lying about GHF’s efforts, writing, “If you see some piece of info reported by the press from the Gaza Health Ministry then you can know that piece of information is not accurate. It is a LIE. It is part of the info war in an active war &amp; when you see a media outlet report stats from the Gaza Health Ministry it shows their bias. Some press try to justify this by saying the ‘Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry’ but adding ‘Hamas-run’ isn’t to scrutinize the data … it’s often to JUSTIFY their use of the stat for other reasons. It is no better. It’s often a disingenuous tactic at best but sometimes intentionally deceptive. It causes further harm to the Gaza people and prolongs a terrible war.”
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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: if you see some piece of info reported by the press from the Gaza Health Ministry then you can know that piece of information is not accurate.
It is a LIE.
It is part of the info war in an active war &amp; when you see a media outlet report stats from… <a href="https://t.co/B4lwc6e2AA">pic.twitter.com/B4lwc6e2AA</a>
— Rev. Johnnie Moore ن (@JohnnieM) <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnnieM/status/1939608691264655614?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Ahmed al-Masri, 26, a key organizer of protests against Hamas in April and May, was cruelly tortured by Hamas. “His feet were deliberately broken with large stones and iron crowbars; he was also shot in the legs,” the Telegraph <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/06/29/hamas-tortures-gaza-civilians-while-world-distracted/">reported</a> this week, adding, “The atrocity is part of an escalating wave of bloodshed unleashed by Hamas against the ordinary Gazans it purports to represent.”
“In recent weeks, reports have multiplied of people being dragged out of aid lines, tortured in basements, or simply executed in broad daylight,” the Telegraph continued.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the White House for his first meeting with President Donald Trump since the two leaders delivered a crushing blow to Iran’s nuclear program.
The White House <a href="https://x.com/MaryMargOlohan/status/1939777535975280850" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed to</a> The Daily Wire that Netanyahu is scheduled to visit the White House on Monday, July 7, his third presidential meeting since Trump took office in January.
The two leaders are expected to discuss their successful campaign against Iran, the ongoing war with Hamas, and the possibility of expanding the Abraham Accords.
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The meeting comes after Israel launched the 12-day campaign, “Operation Rising Lion,” in an attempt to remove the threat of a significant number of Iranian ballistic missiles and severely harm Iran’s nuclear program. Before the operation concluded, Trump ordered American forces to strike three key Iranian nuclear sites using Tomahawk missiles and 30,000-pound “bunker buster” bombs — delivered by B-2 Spirit bombers.
Last week, Trump brokered a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, bringing the conflict to an end but promising to strike again if Iran <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-says-he-will-absolutely-start-bombing-iran-again-if-they-enrich-uranium-to-high-levels?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=4&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Says+He+Will+%E2%80%98Absolutely%E2%80%99+Start+Bombing+Iran+Again+If+They+Enrich+Uranium+To+High+Levels" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resumes enriching</a> uranium to high levels.
Trump has signaled his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-slams-israeli-courts-for-prosecuting-netanyahu-let-bibi-go?author=Virginia+Kruta&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Slams+Israeli+Courts+For+Prosecuting+Netanyahu%3A+%E2%80%98LET+BIBI+GO%21%E2%80%99" target="_blank" rel="noopener">strong support</a> for Netanyahu in recent days by chastising Israeli courts for proceeding with a case against the Jewish state’s leader. Trump drew parallels to his own prosecutions by American courts, calling it a “political witch hunt” and saying that any such proceedings could “interfere” with ongoing negotiations between Israel and Hamas to return the 50 hostages in Gaza.
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“Importantly, he is right now in the process of negotiating a Deal with Hamas, which will include getting the Hostages back,” Trump said. “How is it possible that the Prime Minister of Israel can be forced to sit in a Courtroom all day long, over NOTHING (Cigars, Bugs Bunny Doll, etc.).”
He said that it was “terrible what they are doing in Israel to Bibi Netanyahu.&#8221;
“The United States of America spends Billions of Dollar [sic] a year, far more than on any other Nation, protecting and supporting Israel,” Trump added. “We are not going to stand for this. We just had a Great Victory with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu at the helm — And this greatly tarnishes our Victory. LET BIBI GO, HE’S GOT A BIG JOB TO DO!”
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Netanyahu last visited the White House in April to discuss Trump’s new tariff plan and the ongoing war with Hamas. In February, he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/netanyahu-heads-to-white-house-to-be-first-foreign-leader-hosted-by-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">met</a> with Trump in the Oval Office, the first foreign leader to do so in Trump&#8217;s second term.

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Hamas is surveilling and preparing to attack American contractors working for the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, according to a source familiar with the group’s operations.
A senior Trump administration official confirmed that threats from Hamas against the contractors are a growing concern.
“While the GHF has so far provided upwards of 40 million meals, Hamas is threatening violence — this time to humanitarian workers, which includes Americans, at the GHF sites themselves,” the official told The Daily Wire.
Concerns about a potential Hamas attack come after Hamas assassinated around a dozen Palestinian GHF workers earlier this month while they were taking a bus to aid distribution sites ahead of their first day of work. Seriously injured survivors were reportedly denied treatment at Nasser Hospital, according to GHF.
The senior official warned that Hamas should “be careful not to miscalculate.”
“This administration remains laser focused on Gaza despite other events in the region,” the senior official added.
GHF has been tasked with implementing President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-orders-humanitarian-aid-delivered-gaza?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=15&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Sends+Aid+To+Gaza.+Israel+Will+Not+Distribute+It." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump’s Gaza aid initiative</a>, designed to ensure that humanitarian assistance reaches Gazan civilians while preventing Hamas from seizing supplies — a problem that has persisted since the war began following the group’s October 7, 2023 massacre. Since it began operating on May 26, GHF has delivered more than 43 million meals at its four distribution sites.
The sites, which have workers present around the clock, are staffed by Gazans distributing aid, along with American contractors who handle security. While the Israel Defense Forces are not directly involved in the operations, they remain stationed within half a mile to respond quickly in the event of an attack or security threat.
According to the sources, several suspicious men have routinely visited GHF’s distribution sites without taking food, and instead appear to be monitoring GHF workers and their security systems. The sources believe that the military-aged men are part of Hamas and enter the sites to “size up” GHF’s security, weapons, and fighting positions.
Hamas has recently issued threats against American contractors indirectly, using intermediaries including some of the Gazan workers. Sources say there is growing concern that Hamas could employ suicide bombing tactics to target both Gazans collecting food and the American contractors on site. Individuals entering the aid distribution centers are not subject to security screenings due to food urgency levels, and often come within meters of the American personnel.
The American security contractors do not have the authority to detain the suspicious men for questioning and do not share information with the IDF about the suspected Hamas members.
Hamas has routinely, publicly and privately threatened humanitarian workers at the site and people seeking aid, calling them “collaborators” coordinating in “the enemy’s schemes.”
“All collaborators, thieves, and criminal armed gangs are legitimate targets for the resistance units and security,” Hamas said in a joint statement with other Palestinian factions, according to<a href="https://www.fdd.org/analysis/op_eds/2025/06/12/hamas-kills-at-least-8-aid-workers-ghf-reports-source-claims-hamas-trying-to-disrupt-aid-distribution/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> the Foundation for Defense of Democracies</a>.
“Hamas views GHF as a threat to its control,” a source familiar with GHF’s operations said. “GHF’s secure delivery model prevents Hamas from diverting, taxing, or controlling aid. By delivering food directly to civilians without interference, GHF undermines Hamas’s grip over the population and its ability to weaponize aid for political leverage.”
According to the GHF, many Gazans who received aid during the organization’s first days in operation said it was the first time they had ever received humanitarian assistance for free — despite the large number of aid trucks entering the region during the conflict. Hamas has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hamas-gunmen-target-palestinian-civilians-from-the-top-of-aid-trucks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">been documented</a> seizing supplies from those convoys.
To date, the GHF says it has not encountered any major security incidents, and Hamas has not directly challenged the organization at its distribution sites. But sources say the threat to the American contractors remains serious.
The contractors, employed by UG Solutions, are armed, well-prepared, and highly-experienced, as most are former U.S. Special Forces personnel.
Hamas has also attempted to delegitimize the GHF during its final month of operations by using threats to discourage local partnerships and intimidating Gazans to keep them from collecting aid. Some non-profit organizations that had expressed interest in supporting the GHF have backed away due to the threats or chosen to keep their involvement undisclosed for safety reasons.
Following the execution of the Gazan workers, some remaining staff chose to leave the GHF out of fear for their own safety or that of their families. Others have continued working but remain extremely cautious, taking extra security precautions and avoiding Hamas-controlled areas whenever possible.
Additionally, the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry has worked to undermine the organization by vaguely referencing “aid distribution sites” in reports about violence occurring near United Nations facilities, creating confusion and suspicion about the safety of GHF sites.

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Hamas Is Preparing Attacks On American Contractors Helping Distribute Aid In Gaza

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Hundreds of activists attempting to march into Gaza this week in an attention-seeking, anti-Israel stunt were arrested and deported by Egpytian authorities before they made it to Gaza.
Around 200 activists from 80 countries were detained by Egyptian authorities on Thursday, according to one of the activists organizing the march, the Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/egypt-gaza-activists-march-blocked-rafah-sinai-917954d224c95b12f2550f5bde7f92af">reported</a>. Most of those arrested and deported were Algerians and Moroccans, while some were from the United States, Australia, Netherlands, France, and Spain. On Friday, dozens more anti-Israel activists were detained or deported as authorities stopped vehicles along the Sinai Peninsula, which leads to Rafah, according to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/egypt-deports-dozens-more-foreign-nationals-heading-march-gaza-2025-06-13/">Reuters</a>.
Israel warned on Wednesday that the march posed a threat to regional security and instructed its military to prevent any demonstrators from entering Gaza, The Times of Israel <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/egyptian-authorities-detain-hundreds-of-activists-planning-march-to-gaza/">reported</a>. The Israeli government urged Egypt &#8220;to prevent the arrival of jihadist protesters at the Egypt-Israel border,&#8221; arguing that they “would endanger the safety of [Israeli] soldiers and will not be allowed.”
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A spokesman for the anti-Israel demonstrators said the marchers would wait for more clarity from the Egyptian government before attempting to march into Gaza. Libyan authorities stopped more demonstrators traveling with an aid convoy on Thursday before they reached the Egyptian border. Libya urged demonstrators to “engage in proper coordination with the official Libyan authorities through legal and diplomatic channels to ensure the safety of all participants and uphold the principles of solidarity with the Palestinian people.”
The arrests and deportations of the anti-Israel activists attempting to enter Gaza came days after Israeli forces <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/greta-thunbergs-flotilla-circled-by-israeli-forces-en-route-to-gaza?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=IDF+Intercepts+Greta+Thunberg%E2%80%99s+Freedom+Flotilla%3A+%E2%80%98The+Show+Is+Over%E2%80%99">detained</a> leftist activist Greta Thunberg and 11 of her pals, who were trying to reach Gaza on a &#8220;Freedom Flotilla.&#8221; Israel <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/israel-to-show-greta-thunberg-graphic-footage-of-hamas-october-7-massacre?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Israel+To+Show+Greta+Thunberg+Graphic+Footage+Of+Hamas%E2%80%99+October+7+Massacre">showed</a> Thunberg some of the footage from Hamas&#8217; brutal attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, before <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/greta-thunberg-deported-from-israel-after-selfie-yacht-intercepted?author=Nathan+Gay&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Greta+Thunberg+Deported+From+Israel+After+%E2%80%98Selfie+Yacht%E2%80%99+Intercepted">deporting</a> her and her fellow anti-Israel activists.
After Israel wiped out much of Hamas&#8217; leadership and took control of Gaza, the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) began handing out food and aid to people who remain in the Gaza Strip. Earlier this week, Hamas killed eight people working for the GHF in an attack on a bus that was en route to one of the aid distribution centers, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hamas-kills-5-workers-for-u-s-backed-gaza-aid-program-in-bus-attack-others-feared-kidnapped">reported</a>.
“We condemn this heinous and deliberate attack in the strongest possible terms,” GHF said in a statement to The Daily Wire. “These were aid workers. Humanitarians. Fathers, brothers, sons, and friends, who were risking their lives every day to help others.&#8221;

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Egypt Arrests, Deports Hundreds Of Anti-Israel Activists Headed To Gaza

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Hamas attacked a bus on Wednesday night, killing at least eight Gazans working for the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation — and injuring several others.
A bus carrying two dozen members of GHF was en route to one of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-torches-bidens-gaza-pier-as-trumps-aid-mission-feeds-a-million-gazans">aid distribution centers</a> west of Khan Yunis when the attack occurred, <a href="https://x.com/KassyAkiva/status/1932941422036201908">according to the group</a>. There is a fear that other workers may have been taken hostage, in the assault which the group is calling “an attack on humanity.”
GHF confirmed to The Daily Wire that none of the American contractors were present on the bus during the attack.
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“We condemn this heinous and deliberate attack in the strongest possible terms,” GHF said in a statement. “These were aid workers. Humanitarians. Fathers, brothers, sons, and friends, who were risking their lives every day to help others. 
The attack comes after days of Hamas <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/israeli-military-gaza-aid-group-debunk-hamas-claims-of-palestinians-killed-in-strike-at-aid-center">threatening the group’s</a> aid workers and civilians accepting aid. 
“The GHF holds Hamas fully responsible for taking the lives of our dedicated workers who have been distributing humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people at the foundation’s sites in central and southern Gaza.”
GHF called on the international community to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/israel-to-show-greta-thunberg-graphic-footage-of-hamas-october-7-massacre?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Israel+To+Show+Greta+Thunberg+Graphic+Footage+Of+Hamas%E2%80%99+October+7+Massacre">condemn Hamas</a> for the “unprovoked attack” against their workers “simply trying to feed the Palestinian people.”
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Earlier on Wednesday, GHF announced that it had its largest daily food delivery total since it began operating about two weeks ago. 
“Today, our team delivered 2.5 million meals to the Palestinian people, our single largest daily food delivery total to date,” interim executive director John Acree said. “My hope is that we will maintain our momentum and continue to provide additional food aid to Gazans. Our operations are improving and I’m encouraged by our ability to provide a significant amount of aid on a daily basis.  It proves that our system is working.”
To date, GHF says it has distributed approximately 16,041,982 meals via about  271,200 boxes.
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GHF has been tasked with implementing President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-orders-humanitarian-aid-delivered-gaza?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=15&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Sends+Aid+To+Gaza.+Israel+Will+Not+Distribute+It.">Donald Trump’s aid initiative</a>, designed to ensure that humanitarian assistance reaches Gazan civilians while preventing Hamas from seizing supplies — a problem that has persisted since the war began following the group’s October 7, 2023, massacre.
GHF plans to continue scaling up its operations and hopes to collaborate with traditional aid organizations, including United Nations-affiliated groups, by offering its delivery infrastructure to help ensure aid is distributed safely and protected from misuse or theft.
GHF has also faced attacks for the security contractors helping with the aid, who are American military veterans affiliated with Safe Reach Solutions and UG Solutions. Both companies helped Egyptians with supervising the checking of vehicles passing through southern to northern Gaza in January when the ceasefire went into effect, <a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-854611">The Jerusalem Post reported.</a>
GHF is operating as an apolitical group in Gaza that works with the IDF and Israeli government for security and logistical purposes to help it distribute the aid.
“GHF is in communication with Israeli officials solely for the purposes of deconfliction and to ensure aid can be delivered safely,” according to a GHF statement. “IDF will not have a presence within the immediate vicinity of the distribution sites.”

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Hamas Kills 8 Workers For U.S.-Backed Gaza Aid Program In Bus Attack, Others Feared Kidnapped

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Climate activist Greta Thunberg, who famously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/greta-thunberg-sailed-new-york-avoid-contributing-ashe-schow">avoids</a> air travel for environmental reasons, was forced to board a plane on Tuesday after Israel deported her following the Israel Defense Force&#8217;s interception of what officials called her Gaza-bound &#8220;selfie yacht.&#8221;
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed Tuesday via X that Thunberg “departed Israel on a flight to Sweden” via France, sharing pictures of the 22-year-old buckled in an airplane seat near the lavatory.
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Greta Thunberg just departed Israel on a flight to Sweden (via France). <a href="https://t.co/kWrI9KVoqX">pic.twitter.com/kWrI9KVoqX</a>
— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) <a href="https://twitter.com/IsraelMFA/status/1932337642886021543?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Three other activists were also transported for deportation, while eight others — reportedly <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/thunberg-3-other-flotilla-activists-booted-from-israel-8-held-for-refusing-deportation/">including</a> a European Parliament member — refused to sign the required paperwork and are awaiting a judicial hearing to authorize their deportation.
According to The Times of Israel, Thunberg told her lawyers that refusing to sign the deportation papers would do more harm than good.
“I do more good outside of Israel than if I am forced to stay here for a few weeks,” Thunberg told her lawyers, per The Times of Israel. “If we choose to stay here against the will of the Israeli authorities and are arrested for a few weeks, it will harm our cause.”
Thunberg and the 11 other anti-Israel activists attempted to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/greta-thunbergs-flotilla-circled-by-israeli-forces-en-route-to-gaza">break</a> the Israeli blockade of Gaza over the weekend, despite numerous warnings from the IDF, and bring in less than a truckload of humanitarian supplies to the active war zone.
Israeli authorities mockingly dubbed the vessel the &#8220;selfie yacht,&#8221; asserting the mission was merely a publicity stunt, given the minuscule amount of aid on the flotilla.
“The tiny amount of aid that wasn’t consumed by the &#8216;celebrities&#8217; will be transferred to Gaza through real humanitarian channels,” the Israel Foreign Ministry <a href="https://x.com/Israel/status/1931983917545869409">wrote</a> on X. “More than 1,200 aid trucks have entered Gaza from Israel within the past two weeks, and close to 11 million meals were transferred by the GHF (Gaza Humanitarian Foundation) directly to civilians in Gaza.”
“There are ways to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip — they do not involve provocations and selfies.”
Before her deportation, Thunberg posted a pre-recorded video claiming she had been &#8220;kidnapped&#8221; by Israel, a claim that generated criticism in the wake of hundreds of Israelis being taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023.
“If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters,” she said. “I urge all of my friends, family and comrades to put pressure on the Swedish government to release me and the others as soon as possible.”
President Donald Trump mocked the Swede on Monday, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/donald-trump-has-a-recommendation-for-greta-thunberg-after-her-selfie-flotilla?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Donald+Trump+Has+A+Recommendation+For+Greta+Thunberg+After+Her+%E2%80%98Selfie+Flotilla%E2%80%99">suggesting</a>, &#8220;I think Israel has enough problems without kidnapping Greta Thunberg,&#8221; and recommending she enroll in &#8220;anger management&#8221; classes.

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Greta Thunberg Deported From Israel After ‘Selfie Yacht’ Intercepted

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Professional activist Greta Thunberg was roundly mocked for a video she posted to social media in which she claimed she&#8217;d been &#8220;kidnapped in international waters,&#8221; either by Israeli officials or by forces loyal to Israel.
Thunberg, wrapped in a keffiyeh, stared into the camera and claimed, &#8220;If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel.&#8221; She then called on people to &#8220;put pressure&#8221; on the Swedish government to do everything they could to get her back.
But as critics quickly pointed out, Thunberg&#8217;s &#8220;hostage video&#8221; was recorded and shared before the &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/greta-thunbergs-flotilla-circled-by-israeli-forces-en-route-to-gaza">Freedom Flotilla</a>&#8221; — also dubbed the &#8220;Selfie Flotilla&#8221; — was ever even intercepted by Israeli officials. They also noted that once they were detained, Thunberg and her fellow activists were treated humanely — a courtesy not afforded the hostages taken by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023.
&#8220;Imagine pre-recording a video claiming you were &#8216;kidnapped&#8217; by Israel- then going ahead and doing the exact thing that gets you legally detained. Nice choreography,&#8221; Hen Mazzig posted. &#8220;You weren&#8217;t kidnapped, Greta. You trespassed into an active war zone. You were warned. Repeatedly. And you went anyway-cameras rolling. Real hostages don&#8217;t get to pre-record their statements. Real hostages are held by your Hamas friends underground in Gaza- starving, tortured, and forgotten by activists like you.&#8221;
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Imagine pre-recording a video claiming you were “kidnapped&#8221; by Israel- then going ahead and doing the exact thing that gets you legally detained. Nice choreography.
You weren&#8217;t kidnapped, Greta. 
You trespassed into an active war zone. 
You were warned. Repeatedly.
And you went… <a href="https://t.co/LNJ4aEzx4g">pic.twitter.com/LNJ4aEzx4g</a>
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) <a href="https://twitter.com/HenMazzig/status/1931883778244292843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Greta filmed a video claiming she’s been &#8216;kidnapped.&#8217; In reality, her boat was peacefully boarded, and she’s being brought to shore—where she’ll likely be deported and return to Sweden to continue her selfie activism. The same can’t be said for the 55 hostages still trapped in Hamas’s terror tunnels—starved, tortured, and forgotten for over 20 months,&#8221; Aviva Klompas added.
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Greta filmed a video claiming she’s been “kidnapped.” In reality, her boat was peacefully boarded, and she’s being brought to shore—where she’ll likely be deported and return to Sweden to continue her selfie activism.
The same can’t be said for the 55 hostages still trapped in… <a href="https://t.co/sDyHsNvBst">pic.twitter.com/sDyHsNvBst</a>
— Aviva Klompas (@AvivaKlompas) <a href="https://twitter.com/AvivaKlompas/status/1931879455087079795?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;No, @gretathunberg, you little self-righteous provocateur, you are not a &#8216;hostage&#8217; or ‘kidnapped’. You were treated peacefully, with dignity, provided food by Israel and will now get to go home. But you know who actually are hostages?&#8221; Arsen Ostrovsky posted.
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No dear <a href="https://twitter.com/GretaThunberg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GretaThunberg</a>, you little self-righteous provocateur, you are not a &#8216;hostage&#8217; or ‘kidnapped’. You were treated peacefully, with dignity, provided food by Israel and will now get to go home.
But you know who actually are hostages? <a href="https://t.co/eaNWKNhpHX">pic.twitter.com/eaNWKNhpHX</a>
— Arsen Ostrovsky 🎗️ (@Ostrov_A) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ostrov_A/status/1932066544546197659?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Piers Morgan weighed in as well, saying, &#8220;Oh shut up, @GretaThunberg &#8211; you attention-seeking narcissist. What an insult to the actual hostages in Gaza who really WERE kidnapped. This stupid stunt is all about your ego, and will make zero difference to the plight of innocent Palestinians caught up in this dreadful war.&#8221;
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Oh shut up, <a href="https://twitter.com/GretaThunberg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GretaThunberg</a> &#8211; you attention-seeking narcissist. What an insult to the actual hostages in Gaza who really WERE kidnapped. This stupid stunt is all about your ego, and will make zero difference to the plight of innocent Palestinians caught up in this dreadful war. <a href="https://t.co/T5Tej2fgZ4">https://t.co/T5Tej2fgZ4</a>
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) <a href="https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/1931988536812544212?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Greta Thunberg records video saying she’s been kidnapped by Israel- then sails directly into a war zone to ensure she’ll be intercepted,&#8221; Brandon Straka posted. &#8220;Even Jussie didn’t have the nerve to announce his hate crime BEFORE it happened.&#8221;
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Greta Thunberg records video saying she’s been kidnapped by Israel- then sails directly into a war zone to ensure she’ll be intercepted. 🤦🏻‍♂️
Even Jussie didn’t have the nerve to announce his hate crime BEFORE it happened. <a href="https://t.co/L6IctcmPhW">pic.twitter.com/L6IctcmPhW</a>
— Brandon Straka #WalkAway (@BrandonStraka) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrandonStraka/status/1931898283171180884?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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‘Freedom Flotilla’ And Greta Thunberg Prepare To Depart Italy For Gaza

Greta Thunberg Mocked Over ‘Hostage’ Video: ‘Even Jussie Didn’t Have The Nerve’

Greta Thunberg Mocked Over 'Hostage' Video: 'Even Jussie Didn't Have The Nerve'

The Israeli Defense Forces intercepted and boarded the “Freedom Flotilla,” which Greta Thunberg and her fellow activists planned to sail to Gaza. 
Upon boarding the vessel named “Maldeen” around 3:00 a.m., IDF troops gave the 12 left-wing activists aboard sandwiches and water.
“All the passengers of the ‘selfie yacht’ are safe and unharmed,” the Israeli Foreign Ministry posted to X. “They were provided with sandwiches and water. The show is over.”
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All the passengers of the ‘selfie yacht’ are safe and unharmed. They were provided with sandwiches and water. The show is over. <a href="https://t.co/tLZZYcspJO">pic.twitter.com/tLZZYcspJO</a>
— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) <a href="https://twitter.com/IsraelMFA/status/1931885257604645074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
In a statement, the ministry said the boat was being taken to Israel and the passengers will be returned to their home countries.
In a <a href="https://x.com/HenMazzig/status/1931883778244292843">prerecorded video message</a>, Thunberg said she was &#8220;kidnapped&#8221; by the IDF.
&#8220;If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I urge all of my friends, family and comrades to put pressure on the Swedish government to release me and the others as soon as possible.&#8221;
The group, which has been mocked as the “selfie flotilla,” is using the voyage as a publicity stunt in its attempt to break the Israeli blockade and bring humanitarian supplies to Gaza. The passengers are primarily left-wing activists, including Thiago Ávila of Brazil <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/greta-thunbergs-brazilian-flotilla-buddy-attended-funeral-hezbollah-leader-hassan-nasrallah?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Greta+Thunberg%E2%80%99s+Brazilian+Flotilla+Buddy+Attended+Funeral+Of+Hezbollah+Leader+Hassan+Nasrallah">who has a long record</a> of anti-Israel radicalism—including attending the funeral of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. 
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The ministry pointed out that the 59-foot boat included less than a single truckload of aid, while more than 1,200 aid trucks have entered Gaza over the last two weeks. The Trump administration-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation successfully delivered more than 8 million meals to Gazans since its operation began less than a month ago, according to the organization.
“There are ways to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip — they do not involve Instagram selfies,” the ministry said. “The tiny amount of aid that was on the yacht and not consumed by the ‘celebrities’ will be transferred to Gaza through real humanitarian channels.”
According to United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, the flotilla was surrounded by 5 IDF speed boats prior to being intercepted.
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“I am with the flotilla online,” <a href="https://x.com/franceskalbs/status/1931838973502214364?s=46&amp;t=ghpHusspWPjTMisXwpsMaA">she posted</a> to X. “The captain is instructing the team to stay calm and seated, with their passports and life jackets on. I hear them speaking with Israeli soldiers as I type&#8230; saying they are carrying humanitarian aid and go in peace. For the time being they are just circled. I am with them, recording everything.”
Albanese later added that the boat is continuing to sail, while the speedboats are “watching.”
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I just spoke again with the Flotilla, incl its Comm Room in Catania
All looks calm and safe now. Speedboats watching; but the flotilla continues its sailing.
It will be a long night. And as they say and we say, &quot;we are together&quot;. <a href="https://t.co/ya43ZyN7yF">https://t.co/ya43ZyN7yF</a>
&mdash; Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt (@FranceskAlbs) <a href="https://twitter.com/FranceskAlbs/status/1931848494630772976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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“Alert. Our bot [sic] is being surrounded,” Ávila <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DKqCft2xVp6/?igsh=dGVpMmNsOWg0amNy">posted to Instagram</a>. 
French member of the European Parliament, Rima Hassan, was also detained.
On Sunday morning, Israel’s Minister of Defense, Israel Katz, <a href="https://x.com/israel_katz/status/1931679051657175188?s=46&amp;t=ghpHusspWPjTMisXwpsMaA">announced</a> that he instructed the IDF to prevent the “hate flotilla from reaching the shores of Gaza &#8211; and to take whatever measures are necessary to that end.”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/idf-recovers-bodies-of-two-american-hostages-in-gaza" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IDF RECOVERS BODIES OF TWO AMERICAN HOSTAGES IN GAZA</a>
Katz called Thunberg “antisemitic Greta,” adding that she and her friends should turn back because they will “not reach Gaza.”
“Israel will act against any attempt to break the blockade or assist terrorist organizations – at sea, in the air, and on land,” Katz said. 
The IDF previously told The Daily Wire that it is “prepared for a wide range of scenarios which it will act upon in accordance with the directives of the political echelon.”
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The group has been tasked with implementing President Trump’s<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-orders-humanitarian-aid-delivered-gaza?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=15&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Sends+Aid+To+Gaza.+Israel+Will+Not+Distribute+It."> aid initiative</a>, designed to ensure that humanitarian assistance reaches Gazan civilians while preventing Hamas from seizing supplies — a problem that has persisted since the war began following the group’s October 7, 2023, massacre.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry released a statement, reiterating that &#8220;the maritime zone off the coast of Gaza is closed to unauthorized vessels under a legal naval blockade.&#8221;
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With recent reports of a “celebrities yacht” heading to Gaza, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to clarify the following:
The maritime zone off the coast of Gaza is closed to unauthorized vessels under a legal naval blockade, consistent with international law. 
The yacht…
&mdash; Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) <a href="https://twitter.com/IsraelMFA/status/1931851553800949987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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An earlier version of this article mistakenly claimed that Liam Cunningham was aboard the Madleen. It has been confirmed that he was not onboard the vessel after it departed.

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IDF Intercepts Greta Thunberg’s Freedom Flotilla: ‘The Show Is Over’

Greta Thunberg’s Flotilla Reports Being Circled By Israeli Forces En Route To Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces says it is “prepared” to respond to the so-called “Freedom Flotilla&#8221; en route to Gaza with radical leftist Greta Thunberg. 
“For this case as well, we are prepared,” Brigadier General Effie Defrin, an Israeli army spokesman, told The Times of London. “We have gained experience in recent years, and we will act accordingly.”
The 22-year-old Thunberg and 11 other left-wing activists are currently in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea on a 59-foot boat that is en route to Gaza with what they say is critical humanitarian aid.
&#8220;Because the moment we stop trying is when we lose our humanity. And no matter how dangerous this mission is, it’s not even near as dangerous as the silence of the entire world in the face of the livestreamed genocide,&#8221; <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/greta-thunberg-sets-sail-with-gaza-flotilla-that-aims-to-break-israeli-naval-blockade/">Thunberg said</a> before setting sail.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-torches-bidens-gaza-pier-as-trumps-aid-mission-feeds-a-million-gazans?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=White+House+Torches+Biden%E2%80%99s+Gaza+Pier+As+Trump%E2%80%99s+Aid+Mission+Serves+A+Million+Meals">WHITE HOUSE TORCHES BIDEN’S GAZA PIER AS TRUMP’S AID MISSION SERVES A MILLION MEALS</a>
The <a href="https://maritime-executive.com/article/ngo-launches-second-attempt-to-sail-to-gaza-without-its-damaged-ship">United Kingdom-registered</a> vessel, the Madleen, departed from Catania, Sicily on June 1, and will attempt to challenge an Israeli sea blockade.
The vessel plans to arrive on June 7, though it is unlikely that the IDF will allow the boat anywhere near Gaza.
French member of the European Parliament, Rima Hassan, is also on board.
This is the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s second attempt to sail to Gaza. Its last, larger vessel was attacked and disabled before arriving in Malta to pick up Thunberg last month. It was later reportedly towed to Libya. The group accuses the IDF of the attack, though the IDF has not taken responsibility.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-u-s-backed-gaza-aid-centers-see-chaos-thank-you-america-cheers-and-500k-meals-on-day-one?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=WATCH%3A+U.S.-Backed+Gaza+Aid+Centers+See+Chaos%2C+%E2%80%98Thank+You+America%E2%80%99+Cheers%2C+And+500K+Meals+On+Day+One">WATCH: U.S.-BACKED GAZA AID CENTERS SEE CHAOS, ‘THANK YOU AMERICA’ CHANTS, AND 500,000 MEALS ON DAY ONE</a>
Unlike its last mission, the flotilla has been publicly broadcasting its location to drum up publicity, even posting videos claiming that a drone had visited it.
“There’s a drone on top of our ship,” <a href="https://x.com/turkiyetodaycom/status/1930003984833806398">Thiago Avila</a>, another passenger said in a video. “If this is an attack, we need your support.”
Avila was in attendance at the funeral of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-843498">The Jerusalem Post </a><a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-843498">reported</a>.
The flotilla <a href="https://x.com/GazaFFlotilla/status/1930017451041009863">later said</a> the drone was part of the Hellenic Coast Guard.
The activist passengers hail from several countries including Germany, Spain, France, Brazil, the Netherlands, Turkey, and Sweden. 
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gazans-flood-the-streets-to-protest-hamas-as-idf-operations-intensify?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=10&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Gazans+Flood+The+Streets+To+Protest+Hamas+As+IDF+Operations+Intensify">GAZANS FLOOD THE STREETS TO PROTEST HAMAS AS IDF OPERATIONS INTENSIFY</a>
Thunberg, known for her long history of dramatic publicity stunts, was mocked by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-GA) who posted “Hope Greta and her friends can swim!” on X.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations <a href="https://www.cair.com/press_releases/cair-condemns-sen-grahams-implicit-green-light-for-israeli-attack-on-greta-thunberg-gaza-aid-flotilla/?emci=6f0c2a5a-e53f-f011-a5f1-6045bda9d96b&amp;emdi=b56bbfdf-e73f-f011-a5f1-6045bda9d96b&amp;ceid=346760">called</a> Graham’s post as “inhumane and reckless” and said it “could be interpreted by Israel as a green light for more violence against unarmed civilians.”
The small vessel’s attempt to deliver food, diapers, medical supplies, and other aid comes as the Trump administration-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation successfully delivered more than 7 million meals to Gazans, according to the organization.
The group has been tasked with implementing President Trump&#8217;s<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-orders-humanitarian-aid-delivered-gaza?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=15&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Sends+Aid+To+Gaza.+Israel+Will+Not+Distribute+It."> aid initiative</a>, designed to ensure that humanitarian assistance reaches Gazan civilians while preventing Hamas from seizing supplies — a problem that has persisted since the war began following the group’s October 7, 2023, massacre.
An earlier version of this article mistakenly claimed that Liam Cunningham was aboard the Madleen. It has been confirmed that he was not onboard the vessel after it departed.

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IDF Says It’s ‘Prepared’ To Deal With Greta Thunberg’s Flotilla En Route To Gaza

You recall Greta Thunberg when she was a not-particularly-cute child, and we weren&#8217;t allowed to make jokes about her not being particularly cute because she was a child.
Well, now she&#8217;s 22 years old, so I can say whatever the hell I want about her: She is an obnoxious brat. She was always obnoxious.
Thunberg first heard about climate change in 2011, when she was eight; she said she stopped talking, stopped eating, and lost 22 lbs. over it at age 11.
Instead of going to school and getting the treatment she probably deserved, her father got her treatment, took her out of school, and put her on camera repeatedly. He said, “She can either sit at home and be really unhappy, or protest and be happy.”
She has spent the last ten years gallivanting around the globe and protesting. She started with climate change, where she famously lectured all the adults for not doing enough, in her humble opinion, to stop the world from getting warmer.
Just kidding, she wasn’t humble, she was obnoxious.
But it was that very obnoxiousness that endeared her to the Left-wing media machine, which finds small children saying idiotically reductive things to be wise and useful.
In 2018, she yelled at the adults like a brat, “My message is that we’ll be watching you.  &#8230; You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words. &#8230; We are in the beginning of a mass extinction, and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. How dare you!”
Now that she’s 22, she still dresses like a little girl and cosplays as a teenager, but now she’s graduated to the new Leftist radical cause of the day: standing for terrorists in the Gaza Strip. 
This Swedish truant who still hasn’t graduated college is now heading for Gaza in a boat – a boat reminiscent of the terrorist flotilla from 2010 in which friends of Hamas sent a set of ships to Gaza laden with goods that would immediately have gone to support the terrorist group. They were offered passage at Ashdod, an Israeli port, and turned it down, fearing that Israel would confiscate the goods, even though Israel had offered to coordinate any aid with the UN. Many of the participants in that flotilla attacked Israeli troops attempting to stop it, and some even grabbed weapons of the Israelis; ten Israeli soldiers were wounded. Seven of the nine people on the ships killed in response by Israeli troops had openly issued wishes to die as martyrs.
Anyway, back to our moronic story – Greta’s pleasure cruise. Our Pippi Longstocking wannabe heroine has now loaded onto the Madleen ship, launched by the so-called Freedom Flotilla Coalition. Thunberg herself has taken the lead, calling to “dismantle Zionism” – which, for the record, means the forcible killing of millions of Jews, who currently live in an actual, not fictional state, called Israel.
A few months ago she declared, “What are we going to do? We will crush Zionism.”
Thunberg has been joined by propagandists from the Qatari news outlet Al Jazeera, as well as an actor from &#8220;Game of Thrones.&#8221; They say they’re trying to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza, even though Israel has actually taken over the distribution of humanitarian aid directly, thus breaking Hamas’ stranglehold over the Palestinian population, who are now free to actually receive aid without having to worry about having it stolen directly by Hamas.
One of the big problems with the UN is they worked for Hamas. And so all the aid that was going in was being hijacked by Hamas. Hamas was then taking it and using it themselves, or they would sell it back to the Palestinians at inflated rates to pay for their terror tunnels. What&#8217;s happening right now is that Palestinians are actually beginning to get aid, and it&#8217;s breaking the Hamas stranglehold over the Palestinian population. It&#8217;s actually creating the possibility of a true Palestinian uprising against Hamas.
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So what Thunberg is doing is actually part of a gigantic propaganda effort launched by the exact same forces that lied earlier this week by claiming that Israel had shot dozens of people at an aid distribution center, a complete and total lie parroted by the Left-wing media.
Thunberg has suddenly decided that climate change is soooo tiring and boring and that Hamas is super-hot right now.It’s all part of her broader crusade to get herself arrested so she can attain the same levels of attention she used to when she was a child actress.
Now, this sort of stuff — taking a boat to Gaza — is super silly and kind of funny — and stupid. I’m hoping that this whole thing turns into one of the world’s most entertaining reality specials, with the engine of the boat breaking so that we get the world’s most ridiculous version of &#8220;Gilligan’s Island.&#8221;
The problem is that Greta, despite the hair, doesn’t really carry it forward the way Marianne did, and the whole crew of the USS Minnow has been replaced by smelly environmentalists who really, really hate Jews. And just like the USS Minnow, they may be stuck wherever they land for years at a time, because none of these people are going to make a radio out of a coconut.
The real question here is the same as always: Why is it that we can almost certainly identify – always! – climate change activists as fans of Hamas, one of the least environmentally-friendly groups on the planet? 
The answer is simple: the Omnicause. These people are simply interested in “fighting the system,” by which they mean capitalism and the West, which was always Greta’s thing. She’s been saying a version of this crap since 2019, when she released a book and somehow, incredibly, became even more obnoxious, saying, “What we refer to as ‘normal’ is an extreme system built on the exploitation of people and the planet. It is a system defined by colonialism, imperialism, oppression and genocide by the so-called global North to accumulate wealth that still shapes our current world order.”
These people hate the West. And so I wish them a pleasant three-hour tour. And if they land on the shores of some uncharted desert isle, I hope that they land without their keffiyehs, so that they can see how the Hamas locals treat them without their terror solidarity insignias – how Westerners are treated when they end up among the actual barbarians they believe they support.
This is part of a broader movement that actually is quite dangerous, because when the West begins to parrot the absolute lies of terror groups, that has consequences. When you continue to say the word “genocide,” when a genocide never has applied in this area, you are fomenting the same language that leads to a raising of the temperature.
And when you raise the temperature this much, people are going to get violent.

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