Greta Thunberg is now on a plane out of Israel along with three other 'freedom flotilla' activists deported after they reportedly refused to watch footage of Hamas atrocities carried out on October 7, 2023 in Israel.
The crew of the Madleen ship, who had planned to sail to Gaza to deliver aid, were scooped up by Israeli Navy boats well before they reached shore yesterday and towed to the port of Ashdod.
Eight of the 12 activists refused to sign deportation papers and are being detained pending a court hearing. Thunberg and three others signed the documents and are now on a flight out of Israel.
Greta will fly to France alongside French activists before heading home to Sweden.
'I do more good outside of Israel than if I am forced to stay here for a few weeks,' she said, according to Moatasem Zedan, a spokesperson for the human rights group Adalah who is providing legal representation to the activists.
