11/06/2025 08:52
The Guardian
Medical officials say at least 25 people were killed near US-backed aid site and the other 10 people were killed by strikes in Khan YounisIsrael deported activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday, a day after the Gaza-bound ship she was on was seized by the Israeli military, reports the Associated Press (AP). Speaking upon arrival in Paris en route to her home country of Sweden, Thunberg called for the release of the other activists who were detained on the Madleen. She described a “quite chaotic and uncertain” situation during the detention. The conditions they faced “are absolutely nothing compared to what people are going through in Palestine and especially Gaza right now,” she said. The trip was meant to protest Israeli restrictions on aid to Gaza’s population of more than 2 million people after 20 months of war, according to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, the group behind the journey. “We were well aware of the risks of this mission,” Thunberg said. “The aim was to get to Gaza and to be able to distribute the aid.” She said the activists would continue trying to get aid to Gaza, reports the AP.On Monday, US president Donald Trump called Thunberg “a young angry person” and recommended she take anger management classes. “I think the world need a lot more young angry women,” Thunberg said on Tuesday in response. According to the AP, Thunberg said the activists were held separately and some had trouble accessing lawyers, she added. Asked why she agreed to deportation, she said, “Why would I want to stay in an Israeli prison more than necessary?” Thunberg called on supporters to ask their governments “to demand not only humanitarian aid being let into Gaza but most importantly an end to the occupation and an end to the systemic oppression and violence that Palestinians are facing on an everyday basis”. She said recognising Palestine is “the very, very, very minimum” that governments can do to help. Continue reading...
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