India, June 8 -- Israel's defence minister on Sunday vowed to prevent an aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and eleven other activists, who have set sail to bring humanitarian assistance to the people in the Gaza Strip, from reaching the war-ravaged enclave. The ship also has a GOT star on board.

Defence minister Israel Katz said on Sunday that Israel wouldn't allow anyone to break its naval blockade of the Palestinian territory, which he said was aimed at preventing Hamas from importing arms.

The boat Madleen - operated by the activist group Freedom Flotilla Coalition -- embarked from the Sicilian port of Catania in southern Italy for the shores of the Gaza Strip on June 1. It is expected to reach the enclave's territorial waters as earl...