Overview

• Turkey received 137 deported participants in Istanbul, with officials listing nationals from more than a dozen countries, while others remain in Israeli custody pending expulsion.
• Activists and the legal group Adalah report forced kneeling with zip ties, denial of medication, scarce food and water, and humiliation, with several saying Greta Thunberg was shoved and made to display an Israeli flag.
• An email cited by Swedish authorities says Thunberg told an embassy official she experienced dehydration, insufficient food and water, and suspected bedbug-related rashes during detention.
• Israel’s Foreign Ministry rejects the accounts as false, asserting detainees’ rights were upheld with access to food, water, restrooms and legal counsel, and accusing some participants of obstructing deportations.
• Roughly 40–42 vessels were intercepted and about 440–450 people detained, prompting protests and diplomatic démarches as Italy, Greece and others press for the rights of their nationals and Israel’s Ben-Gvir praises prison staff and labels the activists terrorism supporters.