India, Oct. 2 -- Several boats of the Gaza aid flotilla were stopped and their passengers were being transferred to an Israeli port, the Israeli foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

The Israeli foreign ministry said that Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and her friends were "safe and healthy".

The activists on board the flotilla carrying aid to Gaza said that the Israeli navy intercepted three of its boats as they approached the Palestinian territory.

The Sirius, Alma and Adara boats were intercepted around 70 nautical miles from the coast of Gaza, the organizers said.

"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 b...