Greta Thunberg was deported from Israel after the country’s naval forces detained a Gaza-bound flotilla. She was sent back to Sweden while others from the Madleen refuse deportation.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was deported from Israel after the country’s naval forces detained her Gaza-bound flotilla, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
The ministry said Tuesday that Thunberg was on a flight headed back to Sweden via France.
«Greta Thunberg just departed Israel on a flight to Sweden (via France)», the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted on X.
Thunberg and three other activists were transported to Ben Gurion Airport to be deported, while eight others — including a member of the European Parliament — refused to sign deportation paperwork, according to the Times of Israel.
The 22-year-old climate activist reportedly told her attorneys that she could do «more good outside of Israel» and that refusing to leave would «harm» her cause, the Times of Israel reported, citing Adalah, an Israeli organization.
