Greta Thunberg has been deported from Israel after the humanitarian aid ship she was aboard was intercepted by the Israeli military and towed to the port city of Ashdod.The Swedish climate activist was among a 12-person crew on board the Madleen,

Shortly after their arrests, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition posted prerecorded videos of the crew calling on Israel to release them.

An aid boat carrying climate activist Greta Thunberg as well as other activists was detained by Israeli forces Monday. The

Greta Thunberg was aboard the Madleen, a Gaza-bound “aid flotilla” intercepted by the Israeli navy after it entered restricted waters.

Greta Thunberg and three other activists from the "freedom flotilla" have been deported and is currently on a flight out of Israel after they refused to watch video footage of Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023. The activists were part of the crew aboard the Madleen ship, which had planned to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Donald Trump has called climate activist Greta Thunberg "a strange person" and recommended she attend "anger management class" following her involvement in a Gaza-bound aid flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces.