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Israel Expels 171 Flotilla Participants as Greta Thunberg Reaches Athens

The expulsions highlight a tightening response that activists tie to Gaza’s deepening humanitarian emergency.

Overview

  • Greta Thunberg was flown out of Israel and arrived in Athens, saying she could detail mistreatment but urging attention on the crisis in Gaza.
  • Israeli authorities deported 171 people on flights to Greece and Slovakia, including the final 15 Italian citizens from the Global Sumud Flotilla.
  • Returning activists, including several Italians, allege abusive detention and unlawful seizure in international waters, and prosecutors in Rome are reviewing their complaints.
  • The Israeli military issued what it called a last warning for civilians in Gaza City to evacuate south, a move critics describe as forcible transfer under international law.
  • The United Nations says famine is underway in northern Gaza with risk of spread, and CBS News reports, citing U.S. intelligence officials, that Netanyahu approved September drone attacks on flotilla boats near Tunisia.