An aid boat carrying environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg, "Game of Thrones" actor Liam Cunningham and other activists was "safely making its way to the shores of Israel" late Sunday, Israel's Foreign Ministry said, after the defense minister vowed to prevent the ship from reaching the Gaza Strip .

As the boat was traveling in the Mediterranean, it appeared it was intercepted by Israeli forces.

"The passengers are expected to return to their home countries," the Israel Defense Ministry said on social media. The ministry said any aid on the ship would be sent to Gaza.

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition, which had organized the voyage to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and protest Israel's blockade and wartime conduct, said the activists had been "kidnapped by Israeli fo

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