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Thunberg Among 160 Flotilla Activists Deported to Athens as Israel Disputes Abuse Claims

The expulsions have intensified a dispute over activists’ accounts of mistreatment that Israeli officials reject as false.

Die schwedische Aktivistin Greta Thunberg bei ihrer Ankunft auf dem internationalen Flughafen Eleftherios Venizelos. Nach dem Stopp der Gaza-Hilfsflotte wurden Aktivisten, darunter Greta Thunberg und auch deutsche Staatsbürger, von Israel abgeschoben.
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Greta Thunberg nach ihrer Abschiebung vor Reportern
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Overview

  • About 160 participants from the Global Sumud Flotilla, including Greta Thunberg, arrived in Athens on a flight coordinated with Israel, according to Greece’s Foreign Ministry.
  • Passengers included activists from 15 European countries and 27 Greek citizens who had been intercepted while attempting to deliver aid to Gaza by sea.
  • Some detainees, including French lawmaker Rima Hassan, alleged they were beaten in custody, while Israel’s Foreign Ministry called such claims “brazen lies.”
  • Roughly 138 members of the flotilla remain in Israeli custody or processing, with authorities having removed others from the country.
  • President Donald Trump mocked Thunberg as a “troublemaker” who should “see a doctor,” and she replied on Instagram with a sarcastic message thanking him for his concern.