US EditionIsrael Expels Greta Thunberg and Detains Eight Freedom Flotilla Activists
- On Monday, June 2, 2025, Israeli naval forces seized the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen about 200 kilometers off Gaza's coast and brought it to Ashdod port.
- The ship, carrying 12 activists including climate activist Greta Thunberg, aimed to break Israel's naval blockade to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza amid ongoing war and blockade conditions.
- Following the seizure, Thunberg and three others agreed to deportation and left Israel on Tuesday, while eight activists refused deportation and awaited court hearings under detention.
- Rights groups including Adalah and Amnesty International denounced Israel's takeover as unlawful and a breach of international law, while Israel insisted the blockade and seizure complied with legal norms.
- Thunberg’s deportation, occurring a day after the ship’s capture, highlights ongoing tensions surrounding Gaza aid efforts and Israel’s strict enforcement of the blockade amid the humanitarian crisis.
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The Israeli human rights NGO Adalah, which assists pro-Palestinian activists arrested by Israel on their boat for Gaza, said on Wednesday that two of them, including French MEP Rima Hassan, had been placed in isolation. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced on X that the four French activists still detained in Israel will be expelled on Thursday and Friday. ...
Israel deports Thunberg after seizing Gaza aid boat
What happenedIsrael Tuesday deported Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and three fellow passengers on a boat seized Monday while trying to deliver a symbolic amount of food and medical aid to the Gaza Strip to highlight Israel's longtime blockade of the Palestinian enclave and the growing humanitarian crisis there. Eight other shipmates refused to sign deportation documents and were being held in an Israeli prison awaiting court hearings.Who said …
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