Jerusalem – Israel expelled activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday, the country’s foreign ministry said Gaza– The ship she kidnapped with 11 other people is Captured by the Israeli military. Thunberg flew to France by plane and then headed to her native Sweden, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a post on X.
Thunberg is one of Madleen’s 12 passengers, a ship carrying Gaza, whose mission is to protest the ongoing war there and articulate the humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territory, according to organizer Freedil Flotilla Alliance.
According to the alliance, the Israeli Navy occupied the ship early Monday about 125 miles off the coast of Gaza, which, along with rights groups, condemned Israel’s actions to violate international law. Israel rejected the charge because it said such a ship intended to violate its arguments that the military’s legal naval blockade of Gaza.
The ship arrived at the port of Ashdod Monday night, accompanied by the Israeli Navy.
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The Freedom Flotilla coalition said three activists, including Thunberg, were deported along with a journalist. It said it encouraged some groups to do so so that they could freely talk about their experiences.
The other eight passengers refused to be deported and were detained before Israeli authorities tried their case. Adalah, an Israeli legal rights group representing militants, said it is expected to bring eight people to the court later on Tuesday.
“Their detention is illegal, politically motivated, and directly violates international law,” the coalition said in a statement. It required the remaining passengers to be released without being deported and said their lawyers required them to complete their journey to Gaza.
Israeli Interior Ministry spokesman Sabine Haddad said activists who were deported on Tuesday gave up their right to appear in court. She said those who don’t face will be deported and then deported.
French parliamentarian Rima Hassan, also a European Parliament of Palestinian descent, is also one of Madleen’s passengers. She was previously banned from Israel for opposing Israel’s policies toward Palestinians. It is not clear whether she was immediately deported or detained.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Tuesday that a detained French activist signed an expulsion order and will leave Israel for France on Tuesday. The other five refused. He said all militants were interviewed by the consular.
Spanish activist Sergio Toribio was deported and slammed Israeli actions after he arrived in Barcelona.
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“This is unforgivable, it violates our rights. It is a pirate attack in international waters.”
On Monday, rights group Adalah said Israel has no “legal authority” to take over the ship because the group said it was international waters, not to go to Israel, but to go to ” Palestine. ”
“The arrest of unarmed activists who act in a civilian manner to provide humanitarian assistance is equivalent to a serious violation of international law,” Adala said in a statement.
Amnesty International said Israel is raiding international law with naval raids and called on the country to release activists immediately and unconditionally.
Israel said its actions were consistent with international law.
Israel regards the ship as a propaganda stunt, calling it a “self-portrait yacht.” Israeli officials said Flotilla is providing “small” assistance to goods that are less than a truck.
The fleet has made it clear that it repeatedly attempted to reach Palestinian territory by ships carrying aid at sea, and that the radicals aimed at raising awareness of the Israeli blockade, as with any food in the enclave.
Since Hamas seized power from rival Palestinian forces in 2007, Israel and Egypt have caused varying degrees of blockade on Gaza. Israel said a lockdown was needed to prevent Hamas from importing weapons, while critics said it amounted to a collective punishment for the Palestinian population of Gaza.
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During the 20-month war triggered by the Hamas-led terrorist attack on October 7, 2023, Israel restricted all aid, sometimes limiting all aid to the territory, including food, fuel and medicine. Experts say there is a policy Push Gaza toward famine. Israel said Hamas aided to strengthen its rule.
On October 7, Hamas-led terrorist attacks killed about 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and 251 others took hostages, most of whom were released in a ceasefire agreement or other transactions. Hamas is still on hold 55 hostagesbut still think only about 20 are still alive.
According to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, Israel’s military campaign killed more than 54,000 Palestinians, which did not distinguish between civilians and combatants, but said women and children accounted for the majority of the dead.
The war destroyed a vast area of Gaza and was displaced 90% of the area, and many were forced to flee multiple times. The entire population depends almost entirely on international aid.
