India, Oct. 2 -- Hours after the Israeli Navy intercepted the Gaza aid flotilla carrying Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, the country's United Nations ambassador called it a "PR stunt".

In a post on X, Danon said, "We will not allow any PR stunt approaching an active war zone to violate our sovereignty." He said that those who tried to "enter Israeli territory illegally" would be deported "immediately after Yom Kippur."

"Israel has repeatedly offered ways to peacefully deliver aid to Gaza, but this flotilla is not interested in aid - only provocation," he added.

Danon also shared a video of the Israeli Navy's final call to the flotilla before it was diverted. In the video, the Navy official is heard saying, "This is the Israel ...