1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: Already and this is the Daily This is the Daily OS. Oh, 2 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 1: now it makes sense. 3 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 2: Good morning and welcome to the Daily oas it's Wednesday, 4 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 2: the eleventh of June. I'm Emma Gillespie. 5 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 1: I'm beliefit. 6 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 2: Simon's an AID ship sailing to Gaza was intercepted by 7 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 2: Israel this week and its passengers, including Greta Tunberg, claimed 8 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 2: they had been kidnapped. Israel said it was providing consular 9 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 2: assistance to facilitate the deportation of the crew of what 10 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:41,279 Speaker 2: it called a selfie yacht to return to their home countries. 11 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 2: In today's deep Dive, we are going to explain what's 12 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 2: going on with this story and take you through the 13 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 2: latest developments. It's dominated headlines, especially over a long weekend 14 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 2: for the rest of us here at home, so we 15 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 2: want to take you through it today. 16 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: And like you said, this has dominated global headlines over 17 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: the long weekend. It was absolutely everywhere on Monday when 18 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 1: the crew members claimed that they had been kidnapped. It 19 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 1: is a complex one. Let's start with the ship at 20 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: the center of it all. What do we need to 21 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: know about that? 22 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 2: Yes, so we're talking about a ship called the Madeleine, 23 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 2: which departed southern Italy on the first of June. It 24 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:26,119 Speaker 2: was carrying medical supplies and food bound for Gaza. Now, 25 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:29,400 Speaker 2: the ship is led by an organization called the Freedom 26 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 2: Flotilla Coalition. It's an activist group that says it's campaigning 27 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 2: for freedom of movement for all Palestinians and quote to 28 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 2: end Israel's Gaza blockade, which it calls illegal. 29 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:43,479 Speaker 1: So they were carrying AID, right, Yeah, exactly, and that 30 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 1: is in light of this blockade that you mentioned. What 31 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 1: do we need to know about the blockade? 32 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 2: Yes, So this all stems back to the ceasefire deal 33 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 2: that you might remember was agreed between Hamas and Israel 34 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 2: back in January. Now, that ceasefire was meant to have 35 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 2: three phases, and the first phase end on the first 36 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 2: of March. Now, negotiations for the remaining phases have been 37 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 2: ongoing for months, but in the meantime, Israel had blocked 38 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 2: AID from reaching Gaza. Now, this was in a move 39 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:17,239 Speaker 2: that's been condemned by UN agencies. International governments, including Australia 40 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 2: and Israel, said the blockade was to pressure Hamas to 41 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:24,959 Speaker 2: release the remaining Israeli hostages who are still being held 42 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 2: in Gaza. On the note of a delivery to Gaza. 43 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 2: It defended the amount of aid flowing into Gaza in 44 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 2: recent days. It's claimed that more than twelve hundred AID 45 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 2: trucks have entered the strip from Israel within the past 46 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 2: two weeks, and in addition to those deliveries, it said 47 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 2: that close to eleven million meals have been issued directly 48 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:51,079 Speaker 2: to civilians through the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation the GHF. Now 49 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 2: that is a US and Israeli backed NGO. 50 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:58,919 Speaker 1: Okay, So this blockade started in March when the ceasefire ended. 51 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: What has happened since then? 52 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 2: So since then we've seen this global criticism of the 53 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:09,279 Speaker 2: blockade itself. The World Health Organization says the entire population 54 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 2: of Gaza, two point one million people, is now facing 55 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 2: prolonged food shortages, with nearly half a million people in 56 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:20,640 Speaker 2: what the WHO call a quote catastrophic situation of hunger, 57 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 2: acute maltrition, starvation, illness, and death. It says three quarters 58 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 2: of Gaza's population are in emergency or catastrophic food deprivation, 59 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 2: and the UN has labeled Israel's decision to block aid 60 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 2: as a quote cruel collective punishment of Palestinians, and it 61 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 2: says that AID should never be a bargaining. 62 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 1: Chip okay, and what about the Freedom Flotilla Coalition the FFC, 63 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: when did they get involved. 64 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 2: So as this kind of at tension within the global 65 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 2: community ramped up, as I mentioned, this flotilla announced it 66 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 2: was preparing a vessel to sail to Gaza with AID 67 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 2: on board, and the FFC said its ship, the Madeline, 68 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 2: which was aimed in twenty fifteen after quote Gaza's only 69 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 2: fisher woman at the time, a symbol of resistance and resilience. 70 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 2: It's not the first vessel that's been sent by the FFC, 71 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 2: or has been attempted to be sent by the FFC 72 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 2: to Gaza. The group actually sent an AID ship called 73 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 2: the Conscience in early May, which it said was attacked 74 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 2: by Israeli drones in international waters off the coast of Malta. 75 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 2: So the FFC called the bombing quote a deliberate act 76 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 2: of aggression and intimidation. Four crew members were injured. It 77 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,360 Speaker 2: says the ship was set ablaze, communications were severed and 78 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 2: the vessel was left adrift and taking on water. The 79 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 2: group said the attack occurred in European waters, which was 80 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 2: in violation of international law where the ship remains stranded. 81 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: So this is another ship called Conscience that is completely 82 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 1: separate to the one we're talking about today that has 83 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 1: Credit Tumberg on it. 84 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:59,039 Speaker 2: Yep, but same organization, so same activist group, same sort 85 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 2: of attempt to s ship aid into. 86 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: Gaza, right, but that was also blocked. 87 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 2: Yes, that was blocked and essentially destroyed. 88 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:08,480 Speaker 1: Got it, Okay? So then let's talk about the latest 89 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:11,719 Speaker 1: AID ship that it sent. The Madleene is what it's called. 90 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:14,719 Speaker 1: What do we know about its journey and who was 91 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 1: on board? We know that Greta Tunberg was on board. 92 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 2: Right exactly. So the next attempt by this group, since 93 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 2: the Conscience ship was attacked, it says by Israeli drones, 94 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:27,480 Speaker 2: was this Madeleine journey to deliver aid to Gaza. It 95 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 2: actually started making headlines well before it began its journey, 96 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:33,840 Speaker 2: and that's largely because of some of its high profile passengers. 97 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:37,840 Speaker 2: As you've mentioned, Billy all Up, there were twelve volunteers 98 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:41,719 Speaker 2: from multiple countries on the Madeleine. It set sail from 99 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:45,039 Speaker 2: Sicily on the first of June, so that included with 100 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 2: climate justice activist Greta Tunberg, but there was also a 101 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 2: high profile politician, a French Palestinian woman named Rema Hassan. 102 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 2: She's actually a member of the European Parliament. So when 103 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:00,479 Speaker 2: Tunberg announced that she was going to be one of 104 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:03,279 Speaker 2: the twelve passengers sailing to Gaza on this ship, she 105 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 2: said she felt compelled to join out of moral obligation 106 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:10,279 Speaker 2: to fight for a free Palestine. She added, quote, we 107 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 2: are seeing a systematic starvation of two million people. The 108 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 2: world cannot be silent bystanders, and so Greta Tunberg a 109 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 2: very high profile voice in the climate activism space. Once 110 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 2: she was on board, then the headlines kind of followed 111 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:27,839 Speaker 2: and people really started paying attention to this particular journey. 112 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: I was going to say, maybe we should have explained 113 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:32,600 Speaker 1: this earlier, but for those I'm sure many people are 114 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: familiar with Greta Tunberg. She rose to fame at a 115 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: very early age for her activism, particularly in the environmental space, 116 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:44,040 Speaker 1: and now into adulthood, she has also continued that activism 117 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:47,720 Speaker 1: into other areas, including human rights. Exactly when we say 118 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: that the ship was carrying aid cargo, what exactly does 119 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:51,839 Speaker 1: that mean? 120 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 2: Yes, so the FFC said, specifically, the ship is carrying 121 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 2: what it's called urgently needed supplies for the people in Gaza, 122 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 2: and that includes a whole range of items from baby 123 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 2: formula to flower rice, nappy's, women's sanitary products, water desalination kits, 124 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 2: and a range of medical supplies ranging from crutches to prosthetics. 125 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 2: I do think it is important to flag here that 126 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 2: we're not talking about a huge cargo ship. If you've 127 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 2: seen images of the boat, it's a pretty small sail ship. 128 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 2: The amount of aid it was carrying, though, has been 129 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 2: described as symbolic by the group, So it's not suggesting 130 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 2: that the supplies it has on board will be sufficient 131 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 2: to reach those in needing Gaza. But it's about, they say, 132 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 2: drawing attention to this humanitarian crisis in Gaza, protesting the 133 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 2: Israeli blockade. So the ship is as much of a 134 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 2: protest as it is an aid delivery, I suppose. 135 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 1: And we're going to keep talking about this, but first 136 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 1: here is a quick message from ours consor. We know 137 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 1: that it never reached its destination. Though what happened It 138 00:07:57,880 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 1: was on Monday Australia time. 139 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 2: Yes, so on Sunday local time we heard from Israeli 140 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 2: Foreign Minister Israel Katz. He said that he had instructed 141 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 2: the Israeli Defense Forces the IDF to quote take whatever 142 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:13,239 Speaker 2: measures are necessary to stop what he called a hate 143 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 2: flotilla from reaching Gaza, then the flotilla itself. So those 144 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 2: on board the passengers shared a series of posts to 145 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 2: social media. They said that drones were spotted flying over 146 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 2: the Madeleine as it approached Gaza, and footage shared from 147 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:32,559 Speaker 2: the ship shows a white substance being sprayed on its windows. 148 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:35,680 Speaker 2: There's videos of the passengers on board the ship throwing 149 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:38,959 Speaker 2: their phones overboard, and we can see the IDF boarding 150 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 2: the vessel, and the FFC has since posted a series 151 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 2: of pre recorded videos from its passengers. Now there's a 152 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 2: range of these videos, but they call on viewers to 153 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 2: pressure their governments to pressure foreign ministries in countries like Spain, France, 154 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 2: Brazil home countries to some of these passengers to keep 155 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 2: those on board safe. Had also among those videos a 156 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 2: statement from Greta Tunberg. She posted a video urging the 157 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 2: Swedish government she is Swedish, to call for her release. 158 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 2: Here's a little bit of what was said in that video. 159 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:16,160 Speaker 1: If you see this video, we have been intercepted and 160 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 1: kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces or 161 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: forces that support Israel, and so her account posted that. 162 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 1: But we know that she herself didn't post that. It 163 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:30,720 Speaker 1: would have been someone with access to her social media. 164 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 2: Yes, so these were pre recorded statements, I suppose, you know, 165 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:37,560 Speaker 2: knowing the danger of what they were getting involved in, 166 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 2: the crew kind of preempted a need to have some 167 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:43,559 Speaker 2: kind of a statement ready to go. But the organization 168 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 2: the flotilla itself said that the ship was quote attacked 169 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 2: slash forcibly intercepted by the Israeli military in international waters. 170 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 2: It said the ship was unlawfully boarded and its unarmed 171 00:09:55,440 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 2: civilian crew was abducted, while the life saving cargo was confiscated. 172 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:04,959 Speaker 1: Israel immediately put out photos and videos of what had 173 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 1: happened on this ship. How did they respond to these 174 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 1: claims that they had kidnapped these crew members. 175 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 2: Yes, so we have heard a lot from both sides 176 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 2: involved in this incident. It was Monday morning for us 177 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 2: here in Australia when we got this statement from Israel's 178 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:23,920 Speaker 2: Foreign Ministry. When that came through, it said, quote the 179 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:27,679 Speaker 2: selfie yacht of the celebrities was safely making its way 180 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:30,440 Speaker 2: to the shores of Israel. It said the passengers were 181 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 2: expected to return to their home countries. This was a 182 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 2: really strongly worded statement kind of condemning the action of 183 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 2: the crew and its goal. It called the videos an 184 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 2: attempted publicity stunt over less than a single truckload of 185 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:47,200 Speaker 2: aid and said there are ways to deliver aid to 186 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:51,200 Speaker 2: the Gaza strip they do not involve Instagram selfies. And 187 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 2: Israel also posted a video showing the passengers on a 188 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:58,319 Speaker 2: small boat being given sandwiches and water, and there was 189 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 2: a photo of Tunberg in that kind of release of comments. 190 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 1: Can you just really quickly explain so earlier we mentioned 191 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:07,959 Speaker 1: that there was this blockade, but Israel is saying that 192 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 1: there has been some aid that has been delivered to Gaza. 193 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 2: Yes, So this has been kind of a huge point 194 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 2: of contention in the global community, and we talked about 195 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:19,439 Speaker 2: it on the podcast a couple of weeks ago. So, 196 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 2: the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation that I mentioned, they are backed 197 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:26,959 Speaker 2: by Israel, backed by US, and the idea is that 198 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 2: they should be from Israel's perspective, responsible for the distribution 199 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 2: of aid in Gaza, a centralized organization to be responsible 200 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:41,839 Speaker 2: for handing out aid from for kind of centralized aid agencies. Now, 201 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:45,840 Speaker 2: the criticism has been that those aid centers are not 202 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 2: necessarily conveniently located for the two million people of Gaza, 203 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:52,679 Speaker 2: that there is a lot of starvation, that there are 204 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 2: people who are nursing serious injuries without medical care, and 205 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:59,000 Speaker 2: that they will not physically be able to get to 206 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:02,680 Speaker 2: those aid centers. There are concerns about the fact that 207 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:06,040 Speaker 2: these centers are manned by a military presence, that there's 208 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:09,320 Speaker 2: facial recognition technology. That's some of the allegations, that there 209 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:13,440 Speaker 2: are privacy concerns. So that's its own kind of set 210 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 2: of issues and seat of kind of conversation mounting on 211 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:21,240 Speaker 2: the other side of this. But Israel and the United States, 212 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:25,319 Speaker 2: it's closest to ally have defended that organization as distributing 213 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:27,160 Speaker 2: adequate aid in the region. 214 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:29,640 Speaker 1: At the moment, what do we know about these twelve 215 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:33,359 Speaker 1: crew members. Since the IDF intercepted the ship. 216 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:37,679 Speaker 2: So late on Monday night local time, Israeli authorities said 217 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 2: that the boat it continued to call it the selfie yacht, 218 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:43,680 Speaker 2: had docked at Ashdod Port. Now, that's a main cargo 219 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:46,680 Speaker 2: port near the city of Tel Aviv, about forty kilometers 220 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:50,320 Speaker 2: south of Tel Aviv, and Israel said the passengers were 221 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 2: undergoing medical exams to ensure they were in good health. 222 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:56,640 Speaker 2: So that was that update, and then about six hours 223 00:12:56,720 --> 00:13:00,160 Speaker 2: later we got another update confirming that the passengers had 224 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 2: all been taken to the International airport in Tel Aviv. There, 225 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 2: Israel's Foreign Ministry says they were met by diplomatic representatives 226 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:11,439 Speaker 2: each from their home countries, and the Foreign Ministry said 227 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:16,080 Speaker 2: that some passengers were pretty much expected to leave within hours. However, 228 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 2: it noted that anyone who refused to sign deportation documents, 229 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:24,400 Speaker 2: so anyone who refused to leave Israel voluntarily, would be 230 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 2: brought before a judicial authority in accordance with Israeli law 231 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 2: to authorize their deportation. So essentially they would launch legal 232 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 2: proceedings to forcibly remove these people from Israel. Now, the 233 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:41,440 Speaker 2: Defense Minister of Israel, Israel Katz, congratulated the IDF for 234 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:44,280 Speaker 2: what he called quote the quick and safe takeover of 235 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 2: the Madeleine flotilla to prevent them from breaking the blockade 236 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 2: and reaching the shores of Gaza. He also wrote in 237 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 2: a post to x that it was important to show 238 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 2: Greta Tunberg and the other passengers quote exactly who the 239 00:13:56,559 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 2: Hamas terrorist organization they came to support, is, saying he 240 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:04,319 Speaker 2: had instructed the IDF to show the flotilla passengers quote 241 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:07,199 Speaker 2: the video of the horrors of the October seven massacre 242 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 2: when they arrived at the port of Ashdod. 243 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:12,960 Speaker 1: And have we heard from anyone on the flotilla about 244 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 1: these updates? 245 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 2: So we haven't heard from the passengers themselves yet at 246 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:20,520 Speaker 2: the time of recording, but we have received kind of 247 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 2: rolling updates from the FFC as they have kind of emerged. 248 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 2: So when we get responses from Israel, we've typically also 249 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 2: heard from the FFC. They've both been pretty active in 250 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 2: their communication about this incident and the movement of the passengers. 251 00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 2: The FFC said the passengers are expected to be moved 252 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 2: to a detention facility unless they agree to leave immediately, 253 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:42,640 Speaker 2: so that lines up with what we heard from the 254 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:47,320 Speaker 2: Foreign Ministry in Israel. FFC lawyers said, though, quote, we're 255 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 2: talking about people who were sailing in international orders and 256 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:54,760 Speaker 2: then Israel basically captured them and abducted them into Israel. 257 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 2: We continue to demand the immediate release of all volunteers 258 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:01,400 Speaker 2: and the return of the stole and aid their detention 259 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 2: is unlawful and a violation of international law. So the 260 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 2: group is continuing claims that the actions of the IDF 261 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:12,480 Speaker 2: and of the Israeli government are unlawful, and I'm sure 262 00:15:12,520 --> 00:15:15,080 Speaker 2: we will hear more on that in the coming weeks. 263 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:18,880 Speaker 1: As wev said, this is an international story, particularly because 264 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 1: many of the crew members are from all sorts of 265 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: different countries. What has the response from the international community, bin. 266 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 2: Yes, so there are a range of countries involved. As 267 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 2: you mentioned, Billy, half of the crew though are French citizens, 268 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 2: and that includes the eu MP who we mentioned earlier 269 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 2: in the episode, and authorities in France say that they 270 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 2: did warn the passengers on board the flotilla of the 271 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:44,720 Speaker 2: risks that they were exposing themselves to The French Foreign 272 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 2: Minister has also said since this incident that he's been 273 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 2: assured by Israel that the crew would receive consular assistance 274 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 2: when they arrived in Tel Aviv. Sweden, where Greta Tunberg 275 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 2: is from, said it's monitoring the situation closely. In terms 276 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 2: of response from the United Nations. Before the trip, the 277 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 2: UN actually said that it was seriously concerned for the 278 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 2: passenger's safety. It said as the Freedom Flotilla coalition's ship 279 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 2: approaches its destination, Israel must adhere to international law and 280 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:18,640 Speaker 2: comply with orders from the International Court of Justice to 281 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 2: ensure unimpeded access for humanitarian aid, so making its position 282 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 2: on the plight of the flotilla pretty clear there. Now, 283 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 2: since the ship was intercepted, we have heard from Francesca Albanesi. 284 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 2: She works for UNRA, which is the UN agency that 285 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 2: works with Palestine and Palestinian refugees. She has urged other 286 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 2: boats to challenge Israel's Gaza blockade, so she's essentially calling 287 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 2: on more boats to do what the Madeleine was attempting 288 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 2: to do. In a post to X, she said Madeleine's 289 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 2: journey may have ended, but the mission isn't over. Every 290 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:58,680 Speaker 2: Mediterranean port must send boats with aid and solidarity to Gaza. Now, 291 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 2: at the time of recording, we are awaiting news on 292 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:05,199 Speaker 2: the movements of all twelve passengers, but we do know 293 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:10,640 Speaker 2: that Greta Tunberg has departed Israel. Photos emerged on Tuesday 294 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:14,480 Speaker 2: evening posted by Israel's Foreign Ministry on X saying that 295 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:17,240 Speaker 2: she had just departed Israel on a flight to Sweden 296 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:21,160 Speaker 2: via France. Reports say she was placed on the flights 297 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 2: after signing deportation papers and was traveling on her own 298 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:28,919 Speaker 2: without an escort. But we will continue to bring you 299 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 2: updates as this story on folds. 300 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:33,880 Speaker 1: Yes, we'll definitely be keeping an eye and like you said, 301 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:36,960 Speaker 1: we will bring any updates to the podcast in our 302 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:40,480 Speaker 1: headlines podcasts in the afternoons. M thank you so much 303 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 1: for walking us through that. Thank you, and thank you 304 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:45,960 Speaker 1: so much for listening to this episode of The Daily Oz. 305 00:17:46,119 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 1: We'll be back again this afternoon with your evening headlines, 306 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: but until then, have a great day. My name is 307 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 1: Lily Madden and I'm a proud Arunda Bungelung Calcottin woman 308 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:02,480 Speaker 1: from Gadigal Country. 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