US EditionThunberg greeted by cheering crowd in Athens after Israel expels flotilla activists
- On Monday, 161 pro-Palestinian activists who had been expelled from Israel—including Greta Thunberg—arrived in Athens, where they were welcomed by enthusiastic crowds waving Palestinian flags.
- The activists, part of the Sumud Flotilla, had attempted to reach Gaza by sea to deliver aid and highlight the region's humanitarian crisis.
- Thunberg and fellow activists described harsh detention conditions and accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, while Israel strongly denied all mistreatment allegations.
- Thunberg told the Athens crowd, "There is a genocide going on," and stated that "our international systems are betraying Palestinians" by failing to prevent war crimes.
- Israel rejects allegations of genocide and characterizes the flotilla as a publicity stunt, while United Nations reports continue to cite rampant hunger among Gaza's 2.2 million residents.
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Thunberg greeted by cheering crowd in Athens after Israel expels flotilla activists - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg arrived in Greece to a cheering pro-Palestinian crowd on Monday after she and hundreds of other activists captured by Israel on the high seas were deported following an attempt to bring aid to Gaza.
Greta Thunberg breaks silence as Israel expels flotilla activists taking aid to Gaza
"Let me be very clear. There is a genocide going on in front of our very eyes," Greta Thunberg declared upon arriving at Athens International Airport, following her capture and deportation by Israeli authorities. The climate activist was among hundreds of campaigners aboard a flotilla attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza...
Israeli authorities reported Monday that they have deported another 171 people arrested for participating in an aid flotilla bound for Gaza to Greece and Slovakia, including prominent Swedish activist Greta Thunberg.
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