Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has arrived in Greece along with 160 other campaigners from the Global Sumud Flotilla, having been deported by Israel.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry announced on X on Monday that it had expelled a total of 171 activists from the flotilla’s ships, which were intercepted last week while trying to bring aid to blockaded Gaza. This brings the total deported so far up to 341.
The Greek Foreign Ministry confirmed that 161 of the expelled activists—including 27 Greeks and 134 nationals from 15 other countries—arrived on a flight to Athens on Monday, according to news agency AFP.
Thunberg was allegedly abused by Israeli forces while in detention. Turkish journalist and Sumud Flotilla participant Ersin Celik earlier told local media how Thunberg was “dragged on the ground” and “forced to kiss the Israeli flag”.
Slovakia’s Foreign Ministry, meanwhile, confirmed that 10 of the deportees had arrived there, including one of its nationals and nine other people from the Netherlands, Canada, and the United States.
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