Hassan expressed her readiness for all eventualities, noting that she did not rule out the possibility of an Israeli attack "via drones or submarines, the ship being blown up from below, or the team being arrested by Israeli forces."
She described what they might face on board the ship as "dangerous," but said it was nothing compared to what Palestinians have been subjected to for decades, not just since October 7, 2023.
Earlier, Hassan explained that the goal of this trip was to "condemn the humanitarian blockade, the ongoing genocide, and the impunity granted to the State of Israel, and to raise international awareness," emphasizing in a social media post that "to ensure our security, as well as the success of our mission, we need maximum public mobilization for this initiative."
The ship "Madeleine" set sail from the southern Italian island of Sicily last Sunday, carrying 12 international activists, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, to break the Israeli blockade on Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid.
Last May, a ship belonging to the Freedom Flotilla coalition was subjected to an "Israeli drone strike" near Malta, according to activists, preventing it from reaching the Gaza Strip.
Israel has repeatedly threatened to use force to intercept any ships attempting to reach Gaza. In 2010, it attacked the Mavi Marmara, a ship part of the Freedom Flotilla, off the coast of Palestine. This incident resulted in the deaths of 10 Turkish citizens and the arrest of the other activists on board.
With full American support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving more than 179,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing, in addition to hundreds of thousands displaced.
