Greta Thunberg deported from Israel
Digest more
Greta Thunberg says she faced harsh treatment in Israeli detention after being stopped on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. Israel denies the allegations.
Greta Thunberg has claimed she is living in a cell infested with bedbugs with little food and water, The Guardian has reported. The activist, 22, reportedly told Swedish officials about harsh conditions in Israeli custody, which included dehydration and sitting ‘for long periods on hard surfaces’.
President Donald Trump criticized Swedish activist Greta Thunberg for being "so crazy." The 22-year-old had a response to his comments.
The Global Sumud Flotilla, the latest humanitarian mission to try to breach Israel’s maritime blockade of Gaza, drew around 500 participants, including Greta Thunberg, from nearly 50 countries. Israeli forces began intercepted the mission in international waters on Wednesday evening.