Israel’s foreign minstry has shared new pictures of Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and others on board the Global Sumud flotilla headed for Gaza. In its update, Israel added that all activists are being brought to Israel from where they will be deported to theri respective countries.

On Wednesday night, Israeli naval forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was carrying essential humanitarian aid to the Gaza coast amid Israel’s siege.

The Global Sumud Flotilla — involving around 45 vessels carrying politicians and activists including Greta Thunberg, left Spain last month. The flotilla aimed to break Israel’s blockade of aid into Gaza, where as per the UN, a famine as set in.

“Around 8:30 pm Gaza time (1730 GMT), several vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla, including the Alma, Sirius and Adara, were illegally intercepted and boarded by Israeli occupation forces in international waters,” read an official statement from the flotilla.

“Beyond the confirmed interceptions, live streams and communications with several other vessels have been lost,” the statement added.