DUBAI: Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya said on Thursday that the government is closely monitoring the detention of several Kuwaiti nationals who took part in the Global Freedom Flotilla.

Yahya told Kuwait News Agency that ensuring the safety of Kuwaiti citizens remains a top priority. He added that the ministry is making “all possible efforts” to guarantee their well-being and to secure their release as soon as possible.

IIsraeli forces have intercepted 39 boats carrying aid and foreign activists, including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg, to Gaza, leaving only one vessel still sailing toward the Palestinian enclave, the flotilla organizers said on Thursday.

Cameras broadcasting live feeds from the boats, verified by Reuters, showed Israeli soldiers sporting helmets and night vision goggles boarding the ships, while passengers huddled together in life vests with their hands up.