JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli authorities said Monday they were deported to Greece and Slovakia. Gaza-bound aid fleetIncludes prominent Swedish activists Greta Samberg.
Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs was posted on X. “Denner was a citizen of Greece, Italy, France, Ireland, Sweden, Poland, Germany, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Austria, Luxembourg, Finland, Denmark, Slovakia, Switzerland, Norway, UK, Serbia and the United States. The post included photos of Thunberg and other activists wearing white T-shirts and gray sweatpants.
Samberg was among dozens of deportees to land in Athens, Greece on Monday afternoon. Just as activists disembarked by a crowd of supporters gathered at Eleferios Venizeros International Airport, chanting “Free Palestine!”
“It’s a shame that this mission has to exist! That’s a shame!” Tanberg told journalists and protesters shortly after his arrival. “We have been able to talk about our abuse and abuse in our incarceration for a very long time. Trust me.
Instead, Samberg urged world leaders and ordinary citizens to end the “accomplicity” that is being carried out against the Palestinians in Gaza on the eve of the second anniversary of the war between Israel and Hamas.
“We can’t take our eyes off Gaza,” Samberg said.
It brought about interception of the fleet Large demonstration In cities around the world.
Israeli authorities again refused Abusive charges It manifested in interviews with activists deported to Türkiye, Spain and Italy over the weekend. The Israeli government has also vehemently denied claims that the attacks in Gaza amount to genocide. Continuously increasing experts That’s how it is condemned.
Lubna Tuma represents more than 470 global Sumud Flotilla participants who are lawyers for the Adalah Association He was detained last week When they tried to defeat the Israeli siege in Gaza, 150 people, including Nelson Mandela’s grandson, said they were still being held in Israel’s Kuchiot prison. Mandramundella. Of these, 40 had been on hunger strikes, including many Tunisians.
“Some people said they prefer their food to go to the people of Gaza,” Tuma said at a briefing Monday that it aired on Adalah and Flotilla’s Instagram accounts. Others also refused to drink water “until treatment is given to all detainees,” she said.
The association’s legal team said remaining activists from countries that do not maintain diplomatic relations with Israel are expected to be deported on Tuesday.
Adara’s lawyers have seen most, but not all, of the activists. Tuma said Israeli authorities have repeatedly violated activists’ rights. Tuma said it started with them Interception in international waters And continuing his transfer to Israel and detaining in the largest security prison, TUMA said activists will be affected by physical violence and humiliation.
Israeli authorities have strongly rejected the claim, reiterating that the detainee’s rights were respected during detention. Israeli Foreign Ministry accused one activist of biting a female medical staff member.
Several activists have testified claiming abuse by Israeli authorities.
“There was some dehumanization, violence and cries,” Ruth Yukema, a Dutch member of the fleet deported to Madrid on Sunday, told The Associated Press. “But we were treated in Europe,” she added.
Detained North Africans told the Associated Press that they faced more severe treatment than their European counterparts.
“When I showed my Belgian passport, their actions towards me completely changed,” said Housem Eddine Rmedi, a Belgian citizen of dual Tunisia.
Others said they weren’t that lucky.
“The moment you show your Tunisian, Algerian or Moroccan passport, they start to behave,” said Moroccan activist Ayub Habraui.
The South African government said Monday that citizens will be released via Jordan on Tuesday and repatriated. Several other governments who joined the fleet in the fleet say that Israeli embassies have worked closely with Israeli authorities to ensure that activists have been released and sent home as quickly as possible.
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Brito reported from Barcelona, Spain. Ghaya Ben Mbarek contributed to the report from Tunis, Tunisia.
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