Israel’s defence minister has said he will stop an aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg to Gaza by “any means necessary” as fears grow the vessel could be attacked.

The almost 20 months of war has torn Gaza apart, often displacing residents multiple times and killing more than 54,000 people, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry. A U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreed in January collapsed in March as Israel enforced a blockade on all humanitarian aid into the strip.

Israel’s government on Sunday vowed to prevent an aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists from reaching the Gaza Strip.Defense Minister Israel<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More