"Emily Wilder, who worked at The Press Democrat from 2021 to 2022 before leaving to pursue a master's degree at UCLA, was one of about 90 journalists and medical workers on the Conscience a part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. The entire flotilla was carrying more than $110,000 worth of aid, including medicines and nutritional supplies, and was the latest attempting to break through Israel's naval blockade of Gaza, according to the coalition."
"The Conscience was intercepted about 120 nautical miles off the coast of Gaza early Wednesday, coalition organizers said. Israeli forces reportedly boarded the ship, detained everyone on board and towed the vessel to an Israeli port for processing. The precise number and status of detainees were not immediately known Thursday morning. Alana Minkler, a current Press Democrat reporter and close friend of Wilder's, said she last heard from her the morning before the flotilla was captured."
Emily Wilder, a former Press Democrat reporter who left to pursue a master's at UCLA, was aboard The Conscience as part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. About 90 journalists and medical workers were on the vessel carrying more than $110,000 in aid, including medicines and nutritional supplies. The flotilla attempted to breach Israel's naval blockade of Gaza, which Israel says restricts weapons while humanitarian groups call it collective punishment. The Conscience was intercepted about 120 nautical miles off Gaza; Israeli forces reportedly boarded, detained those aboard and towed the ship to an Israeli port for processing.
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