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Greta Thunberg Fast Facts

Greta Thunberg and 478 others were detained for attempting to deliver aid to Gaza; Israel denied mistreatment while UN reports widespread hunger affecting 2.2 million residents.

  • Greta Thunberg told reporters on Tuesday that she and 478 detainees aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla were subjected to torture by the Israeli Army after being expelled on Monday.
  • The flotilla sailed to Gaza to deliver aid and highlight the crisis facing 2.2 million residents amid United Nations warnings of famine and Israel's blockade since at least 2007.
  • Published reporting and witness accounts show The Guardian reported Thunberg suffered dehydration and was forced to hold flags, while Evie Snedker described detainees surrounded by flags and taunted on Oct. 7.
  • A Reuters-cited foreign ministry spokesperson said, 'We have received reports of abusive treatment, which Israel strenuously denies,' last week. Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismissed the claims as 'brazen lies.'
  • The episode comes amid UN-confirmed famine in Gaza and intensifies debate over Israel's blockade since at least 2007 as Itamar Ben-Gvir called activists 'terrorists' and supported detaining them.
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Greta Thunberg and other Palestinian activists say they were tortured in Israeli prison. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) says that the government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should take a closer look at "what images there are of what happened." - These are serious accusations. Swedish citizens should always be treated well, he tells Aftonbladet.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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Far Right

Greta Thunberg is back in Sweden after Israeli forces intercepted their Global Sumud Flotilla. More than 40 boats with 500 activists from 44 countries wanted to deliver relief supplies such as food, medicines and water filters. However, the entire cargo was scarcely enough for a small truck, videos showed participants with a handful of canned food in canisters. Israel arrested Thunberg and her comrades, showed them films of the Hamas attack on O…

Center

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg said March that he was tortured during Israeli detention and that other arrests from the Sumud fleet with help for Gaza suffered a rare similar treatment, transmitted Reuters. At a press conference on...

·Romania
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The spokesman-Review broke the news in Spokane, United States on Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
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