Greta Thunberg deported from Israel after Gaza-bound 'selfie yacht' was seized

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Climate activist Greta Thunberg was deported from Israel following the detention of her Gaza-bound flotilla by the country’s naval forces, as reported by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The ministry said Tuesday that Thunberg was on a flight headed back to Sweden via France. 

“Greta Thunberg just departed Israel on a flight to Sweden (via France),” the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted on X.

Thunberg, along with three other activists, was taken to Ben Gurion Airport for deportation. Meanwhile, eight individuals, including a member of the European Parliament, declined to sign the deportation documents, according to the Times of Israel.

The 22-year-old Thunberg expressed to her lawyers that she believed she could have a greater impact outside of Israel and that staying would be detrimental to her cause, as stated by Adalah, an Israeli organization cited by the Times of Israel.

Greta Thunberg aboard a flight out of Israel

Israel said it deported Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. (Courtesy)

When asked about Thunberg’s claim that she had been “kidnapped,” President Donald Trump said, “I think Israel has enough problems without kidnapping Greta Thunberg.” The president called the climate activist a “strange person” and told reporters that she needed “anger management” courses.

Thunberg was one of 12 people aboard the flotilla, which Israel dubbed the “selfie yacht,” claiming that the entire thing was a publicity stunt. The Madleen was carrying aid for the people of Gaza, though Israel said that the ship contained less than a single truckload. 

A Palestinian flag aboard a ship

Climate activist Greta Thunberg stands near a Palestinian flag after boarding the Madleen boat and before setting sail for Gaza along with activists of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, departing from the Sicilian port of Catania, Italy, on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

“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 after the Madleen was intercepted. “There are ways to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip — they do not involve provocations and selfies.”

Israel said on Monday that more than 1,200 aid trucks had entered Gaza over the past two weeks, and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a controversial Israeli and U.S.-backed organization, had delivered almost 11 million meals to the civilians in Gaza.

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