US EditionGreta Thunberg says she is being held in Israeli cell ‘infested with bedbugs’
Greta Thunberg and 136 activists were detained under harsh conditions including dehydration and denial of food, amid efforts to break Gaza's 16-year maritime blockade, legal groups said.
- Greta Thunberg has reportedly described her detention in Israel as harsh, stating she was held in a bedbug-infested cell and denied sufficient food and water.
- Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla, detaining over 400 activists, including Thunberg, while attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza amid a humanitarian crisis.
- Thunberg described being forced to sit on hard surfaces for long periods and undergoing harsh treatment, as confirmed by a Swedish official who visited her in custody.
- Surrounding this incident, Colombia expelled Israel's diplomatic delegation and protests erupted globally, revealing a significant diplomatic backlash against Israel's actions, with claims of mistreatment by human rights groups.
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According to a report, activist Greta Thunberg suffers under conditions in Israeli detention. Too little water, too little food – and bedbugs.
‘Less food, room infested with bedbugs’: Greta Thunberg claims ‘harsh treatment’ by Israel after beig detained from flotilla
A Swedish official, who visited the activist in prison, said that she claimed she was detained in a cell infested with bedbugs, with too little food and water.
Greta Thunberg told Swedish officials that she was subjected to severe treatment by Israel in her detention following the blockade of Global Sumud Flotilla carrying aid to Gaza. According to The Guardian, it is clear from an e-mail sent by the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to people close to the environmental activist. In correspondence, which the authoritative English daily was able to view, an official who visited the activist in prison …
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