Israel has deported Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and three others, after seizing the Madleen, the Gaza-bound humanitarian aid ship on which Thunberg was sailing in a crew of 12.

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Israel's Foreign Ministry released this image of Greta Thunberg being offered a pastrami sandwich and a bottle of water after those onboard the Madleen were detained by Israel's military.

Attorneys representing the crew of the Madleen, a Gaza-bound aid ship seized in international waters by Israeli forces, have accused Israel of breaking international law. The British-flagged ...

Israel’s seizure of the Madleen “outside Israeli territorial waters” is a “blatant violation of international law”, said The Left, the European Parliament faction that Hassan belongs to.

The Gaza-bound aid boat, Madleen, left, under escort of Israeli naval forces making its way toward Ashdod Port in southern Israel after being seized by Israeli forces, Monday, June 9, 2025.

Israel did not respond to those accusations. On 3 June, the FFC said that an Israel-made Hellenic Coastguard drone (IAI Heron UAV) was seen hovering over the Madleen.

Amnesty International has branded the Israeli navy's interception of the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen illegal. "By forcibly intercepting and blocking the Madleen, Israel has once again ignored its ...

As the Hamas-Israel war in Gaza continues, Greta Thunberg is aboard the Madleen, an aid boat operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition.