
Greta Thunberg deported to France after Gaza-bound aid boat intercepted
Global News
Greta Thunberg accused Israel of 'kidnapping us in international waters.'
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg departed Israel on a flight to France on Tuesday morning after being detained by Israeli forces, along with 11 other activists.
She and the others were on an aid ship — the British-flagged yacht Madleen — headed for Gaza on Monday when they were intercepted.
“Greta Thunberg just departed Israel on a flight to Sweden (via France),” Israel’s foreign ministry wrote on X, sharing two photos of Thunberg on a plane.
When Thunberg landed at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris after being deported from Israel, she accused the country of “kidnapping us in international waters and against our will bringing us to Israel, keeping us in the bottom of the boat.”
“This is yet another intentional violation of rights that is added to the list of countless other violations that Israel is committing,” Thunberg told reporters at the airport.
Thunberg added that her experience was “nothing compared to what the Palestinians are going through.”
She said she wasn’t able to “say goodbye” to the other activists who were detained with her.