Overview

• Israeli authorities said 171 people, including Greta Thunberg, were expelled on Monday to Greece and Slovakia after last week’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla.
• Monday’s departures brought the reported total deported to 341 out of roughly 479 detained, according to figures cited by Reuters and officials.
• Lawyers representing participants said about 150 detainees remain at Ketziot prison and reported roughly 40 on hunger strike to press for medical care.
• Deported activists alleged beatings, sleep deprivation, and denial of food and water, allegations Israel called “complete lies” while asserting access to counsel and basic needs; officials also cited an incident in which a detainee bit a medic.
• Consular efforts continued as embassies visited nationals and arranged returns, with crowds greeting arrivals in Athens and further protests and welcomes reported across multiple countries.