Israel's defense minister warned that its military will stop a pro-Palestinian aid flotilla, the Madleen, heading towards Gaza, calling it a 'hate flotilla'. The vessel, carrying activists including Greta Thunberg, and humanitarian aid, is defying Israel's naval blockade. Israel maintains the blockade is necessary to prevent weapons from reaching Hamas, while the flotilla organizers say it's carrying humanitarian aid and accuse Israel of threatening unlawful force against civilians. The incident comes almost 20 months after a major conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

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