Overview

• Thunberg urged attention on what she called a genocide in Gaza rather than detailing her reported mistreatment during six days in Israeli detention.
• Israel confirmed deporting 171 activists after boarding flotilla boats between Oct. 1 and 3, flying 161 people to Greece and 10 to Slovakia.
• The foreign ministry denied abuse claims and said the flotilla violated a naval exclusion zone, had links to Hamas, and carried little humanitarian aid.
• Several participants, including eurodeputy Rima Hassan, alleged beatings, sleep deprivation and confiscations while detained, with organizers and rights groups saying complaints could be taken to international bodies including the ICC.
• About 138 activists remain in custody, while organizers say roughly 45 vessels with more than 470 participants left Barcelona to highlight UN warnings of severe food insecurity and famine risk in Gaza.