Overview
- Thunberg told Aftonbladet she was hit, kicked, tightly cable‑tied and draped with an Israeli flag as guards took selfies, and she said her suitcase was returned with profanities and sexual graffiti.
- She described detainees packed in outdoor cages, threats of being “gassed,” scarce clean water and food, insect‑infested cells and medicines discarded in front of prisoners.
- The Global Sumud flotilla of more than 40 vessels was intercepted on 1 October; Thunberg was held five days at Ketziot prison before deportation to Greece on 6 October.
- Israel’s foreign ministry rejected the abuse claims as “brazen lies” and said detainees’ legal rights were upheld, while the IDF did not comment in the latest reports.
- Several participants corroborated parts of Thunberg’s account, and she and others criticized a slow Swedish consular response as diplomatic protests and follow‑ups continue.