_News_ | *Captain of Madleen humanitarian ship welcomed home* 👇 As soon as Dutch captain Mark van Rennes arrived in his home country on Wednesday, he announced that new humanitarian ships would be heading to Gaza in an attempt to break the blockade. Van Rennes was the captain of the Madleen humanitarian vessel, which set sail for Gaza two weeks ago before being intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters and having all 12 activists on board arrested. Israeli authorities immediately deported four activists and detained the rest, who were later deported in groups after being imprisoned and subjected to mistreatment. Van Rennes’ account aligns with that of European Parliament member Rima Hassan, who was also on the ship. Upon her return to France, she announced that preparations for the next vessel are already underway, and it will be named Handala.