JERUSALEM (AP) — The boat carrying 12 activists who tried to break Israel's blockade of Gaza has been spotted off the coast of Israel on its way to Ashdod port, according to an Associated Press journalist at the scene.

The passengers, including Greta Thunberg and other activists, will be transferred to a detention facility ahead of deportation from Israel, according to Israeli officials.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces seized a Gaza-bound aid boat and detained Greta Thunberg and other activists who were on board early Monday, enforcing a longstanding blockade of the Palestinian territory that has been tightened during the Israel-Hamas war .

The activists had set out to protest Israel's ongoing military campaign in

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