Overview

• Swedish diplomats reported she described dehydration, insufficient food and water, a suspected bedbug-related rash, and long periods on hard surfaces.
• Journalists who were detained with her say she was blindfolded, tightly restrained, wrapped in an Israeli flag and forced to kiss it as photos were taken.
• Other detainee accounts describe kicking by officers, inadequate clothing, hours in a cold vehicle, and more than two days without potable water.
• Consular officials confirmed they met Thunberg in custody, while legal representatives said detainees were left for hours without food or water and suffered verbal and physical abuse.
• Several volunteers were repatriated, including 26 Italians, but Thunberg remained detained as of these reports, with Israel’s national security minister reported at Ashdod during arrivals.