Swedish climate icon and a French Member of the European Parliament, Greta Thunberg, Rima Hassan Detained as Israeli Navy Intercepts Gaza-Bound Freedom Flotilla. The Israeli Navy has intercepted a British-flagged yacht named Madleen, carrying humanitarian activists including Swedish climate icon Greta Thunberg and French Member of the European Parliament Rima Hassan. The vessel, which was part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), was en route to Gaza in an attempt to break the ongoing Israeli blockade and deliver symbolic aid.