The Swedish local weather campaigner was reportedly disadvantaged of meals and compelled to kiss an Israeli flag
Swedish local weather campaigner Greta Thunberg was subjected to humiliation and harsh therapy in an Israeli jail after being arrested aboard the Gaza assist flotilla, in keeping with fellow activists and attorneys.
Thunberg was among the many activists who tried to breach the blockade of Gaza by sea, whose boats had been intercepted by the Israeli Navy on Thursday and Friday. Most detainees had been taken to Ketziot Jail within the Negev Desert, and greater than 130 have since been deported to Türkiye.
Italian journalist Lorenzo D’Agostino informed Anadolu that Israeli forces left flotilla members with out recent water for 2 days, whereas Thunberg was “wrapped in an Israeli flag and exhibited like a trophy.” Turkish journalist Ersin Celik mentioned he witnessed the “torture” of Thunberg.
“They dragged little Greta by her hair earlier than our eyes, beat her, and compelled her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did every little thing conceivable to her, as a warning to others,” he informed the outlet.
Activists Hazwani Helmi and Windfield Beaver additionally mentioned Thunberg was paraded with an Israeli flag and “used as propaganda” throughout a go to by Israeli Nationwide Safety Minister Itamar Ben Gvir to the jail.
In an electronic mail cited by The Guardian, the Swedish Embassy in Tel Aviv mentioned that Thunberg had complained about “harsh therapy” and never receiving sufficient meals or water. The Israeli rights group Adalah mentioned the activists had been “pressured to kneel with their fingers zip-tied for a minimum of 5 hours.”
The Israeli Overseas Ministry rejected the allegations as “full lies,” saying that Thunberg and different activists had been “secure and in good well being.” The ministry added that “their true objective was provocation within the service of Hamas, not humanitarian help.”
