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Swedish activist Greta Thunberg left Israel on a flight to France Tuesday morning After being detained by Israeli forces, as well as 11 other activists.
She and the others were on a help ship – the British flag yacht Madleen – went to Gaza on Monday when they were intercepted.
“Greta Thunberg has just left Israel during a flight to Sweden (via France)”, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Written on xSharing two photos of Thunberg on a plane.
When Thunberg landed at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris after being expelled from Israel, She accused the country From “us kidnapping in international waters and against our willingly leading us to Israel, keeping us at the bottom of the boat”.
“This is another intentional violation of the rights which is added to the list of countless other violations that Israel commits,” Thunberg told journalists at the airport.
Thunberg added that his experience was “nothing compared to what the Palestinians live”.
She said that she was unable to “say goodbye” to the other activists who were detained with her.
“I am very worried about them. We have heard many different messages pointing to what they would not make things easier and there were problems to be able to see lawyers,” Thunberg told journalists. “I call a lot to their immediate release and to call all those who can mobilize to their government and other ways to demand their immediate release.”
France said five of the six French citizens detained alongside Thunberg had refused to sign their expulsion orders and are subject to legal proceedings.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), the activist group operating the yacht, demanded the immediate release of everyone detained.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel described the boat as “selfie yacht” and said that passengers “arrived at Ben Gurion airport to leave Israel and return to their country of origin”.
“Some passengers of” Yacht Selfie “should leave in the coming hours. Those who refuse to sign expulsion documents and leave Israel will be brought before a judicial authority, in accordance with Israeli law, to authorize their expulsion. The consuls of the passenger countries met them at the airport,” added the ministry.
The boat, accompanied by the Israeli navy, arrived in Ashdod on Monday evening, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel. He published a photo on Thunberg’s social networks after landing.
The 12 activists underwent medical checks to ensure that they were healthy, the ministry said. They expected that they were detained in a detention center in Ramle before being expelled, according to Adalah, a group for the defense of legal rights representing them.
The activists had decided to protest the military campaign of Israel in Gaza and its restrictions at the entrance to humanitarian aid.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition, which organized the trip, said that activists had been “kidnapped by Israeli forces” while trying to provide desperately necessary help.
“The ship was illegally on board, its unarmed civilian crew removed and its vital cargo – including baby preparations, food and medical supplies – confiscated,” he said in a statement.
He said the ship had been seized in international waters about 200 kilometers from Gaza, and Adalah said that Israel had “no legal authority” to take it back.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel has described the journey as a stroke of public relations, saying on social networks that “the” yacht selfie “of” celebrities “safely headed on the banks of Israel”.
He said that activists would return to their country of origin and that aid would be sent to Gaza through established channels. He circulated images of what seemed to be an Israeli soldier saying sandwiches and water to activists, who wore vests of life.
“It was not humanitarian aid. It is Instagram activism,” said Israeli government spokesperson David Mencer. “Meanwhile, Israel has delivered more than 1,200 trucks in the past two weeks. So, who really feeds Gaza and who really feeds their own ego? Greta did not provide help, it was taking it.”
The Madleen had Sicily navigate a week ago. Along the way, it is Arrested Thursday To save four migrants who had jumped over board to avoid being detained by the Coast Guard in Libya, reports the Associated Press.
“I urge all my friends, my family and my comrades to put pressure on the Swedish government to free myself and the others as soon as possible,” said Thunberg in a pre -recorded message released after the ship stops.
Adalah, the rights for the defense of rights, said in a statement that “the arrest of non -armed activists, who operated on a civil basis to provide humanitarian aid, is equivalent to a serious violation of international law”.
– With files from the Associated Press
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