Climate activist Greta Thunberg was headed back to Sweden Tuesday after being deported from Israel.
Thunberg was one of many aboard the Madleen that was intercepted on its way to deliver aid to Gaza Monday, Fox News reported.
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted about her departure on X.
“Greta Thunberg just departed Israel on a flight to Sweden (via France),” the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote.
Thunberg and three others were taken to Ben Gurion Airport to be deported. Eight others refused to sign deportation paperwork, per the Times of Israel.
Thunberg, 22, told her attorneys she could do “more good outside of Israel.” She added that refusing to leave would “harm” her cause.
President Donald Trump was asked about Thunberg’s claim that she had been “kidnapped.”
“I think Israel has enough problems without kidnapping Greta Thunberg,” Trump said.
He added that Thunberg was a “strange person” who needed “anger management” courses.
Israel called Thunberg’s boat the “selfie yacht,” saying the trip was a publicity stunt. The aid on the ship was less than a single truckload, Israel claimed.
“The tiny amount of aid that wasn’t consumed by the ‘celebrities’ will be transferred to Gaza through real humanitarian channels,” the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote on X. “There are ways to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip — they do not involve provocations and selfies.”
The Jerusalem Post reported that Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz wanted the activists to watch a video of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. The activists refused.
“These antisemitic flotilla activists closed their eyes to the truth and once again proved they prefer the murderers over the victims,” Katz said. “They continue to ignore the atrocities committed by Hamas against Jewish and Israeli women, the elderly, and children.”
