Israel deports Swedish activist Greta Thunberg after Gaza flotilla detention

Israel deported Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg on Tuesday,
a day after she and 11 other activists were detained by Israeli forces while attempting to breach the naval blockade on the Gaza Strip aboard an aid boat.  “Greta Thunberg just departed Israel on a flight to Sweden (via France),” the Israeli Foreign Ministry wrote on social media platform X. The ministry released two photos of her, one boarding the plane with her hands behind her back and another seated inside. State broadcaster Kan reported that Thunberg, 22, and other activists were taken to Ben Gurion Airport for deportation. According to the report, Thunberg was seated “in a back seat without the ability to recline.” Israeli Interior Minister Moshe Arbel confirmed several activists were taken to the airport for deportation, and said he had “instructed that all 12 participants in the flotilla be returned to their countries of origin.” “Israel will not allow its sovereignty to be harmed through protest flotilla provocations at its borders,” Arbel said in a statement. The Foreign Ministry said activists who agreed to sign documents stating they voluntarily agree to leave Israel were expected to leave the country by flights on Tuesday. Those who refused would be brought before a judicial authority to authorise their deportation, according to the ministry, the ministry said. (IANS)

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