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SvennoJ on 08 June 2025
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Main events on June 8th

  • At least 13 Palestinians were killed when Israeli forces and US security contractors opened fire on a crowd seeking aid from the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).
  • Israeli attacks across Gaza left dozens other dead with hospital sources saying at least 44 Palestinians have been killed since dawn on Sunday.
  • Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said the Madleen, a vessel launched by Freedom Flotilla Coalition, will not be allowed to reach Gaza, with the ship’s crew reporting navy speedboats circling.
  • Israeli media reported the US plans to end the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, UNIFIL, which is up for renewal at the end of August.

Madleen crew says alarm sounded over possible interception

In a post on Telegram, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition has written: “Alarm has been sounded on the Madleen. Life jackets are on preparing for interception.”



In a post on X, Francesca Albanese says she is in contact with the Madleen crew as they are now surrounded by vessels. “They have just been reached by the Israel speedboats – 5 vessels circling the flotilla,” Albanese said.

“The captain is instructing the team to stay calm and seated, with their passports and life jackets on… For the time being they are just circled. I am with them, recording everything.”




Freedom Flotilla Coalition says surrounding boats have left

In an audio message on the coalition’s Telegram, activist Thiago Avila says the boats that surrounded the Madleen have now left.

“This, unfortunately, has been a very unlikely false alarm. We have been surrounded by many lights all at once and they were circling our boat. But in the end they kept going their own way,” he said.

“Could be IOF [Israel occupation forces] vessels, but in this case they just left and we don’t know,” he added. “We’re not sure.”