Israel deports Greta Thunberg and other Gaza flotilla activists

After being deported by Israel, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and 160 other Global Sumud Flotilla activists have arrived in Greece.

171 activists were removed from the flotilla’s ships last week as it attempted to deliver aid to squablocked Gaza, according to Israel’s Foreign Ministry, which was revealed on X on Monday. This brings the total deported to 341 so far.

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According to AFP news agency, the Greek Foreign Ministry confirmed that 164 of the expelled activists, including 134 nationals from 15 other nations, were scheduled to land in Athens on Monday.

“Be very clear, please. According to Thunberg, there is a genocide taking place in Gaza, Thunberg told the crowd at the Athens airport.

“Palestinians are being betrayed by our international systems.” She claimed in comments made by AFP that they are unable to stop the worst war crimes from occurring.

“We wanted to step up when our governments failed to fulfill their legal obligations,” she continued with the Global Sumud and Flotilla.

The 22-year-old allegedly experienced abuse while detained by Israeli forces. Ersin Celik, a journalist and Sumud Flotilla participant, previously described Thunberg as “dragged on the ground” and “forced to kiss the Israeli flag.”

Meanwhile, the foreign ministry of Slovakia confirmed that nine other people from the Netherlands, Canada, and the United States were among the deportedees who had arrived there.

Long live the flotilla, please.

A large Palestinian flag was raised in the arrivals hall by crowds of demonstrators who chanted “Freedom for Palestine” and “Long live the flotilla” as they waved the activists!

Rima Hassan, a French-Palestinian member of the European Parliament, reported being hit by Israeli police after the flotilla was intercepted.

She told AFP that two police officers beat me when they entered the van.

In a high-security Israeli prison, according to Hassan, she and other detainees were placed in groups of up to 15 people per cell on mattresses.

The Israeli navy intercepted the flotilla in international waters that were close to Gaza after it left Barcelona, Spain, in early September.