French doctor says Israeli authorities were ‘abusive’ to Greta Thunberg

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Detainees additionally had issue accessing meals and water, he mentioned.

Thunberg was one in every of 12 passengers aboard the Madleen, a ship organized by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition that departed Italy on June 1 to ship humanitarian support to civilians in Gaza. Israeli naval forces intercepted the vessel early Monday, roughly 200 kilometers off the Gaza coast, and detained its crew members.

“I don’t have the authorized {qualifications} to specify what occurred, however there have been acts of mistreatment,” André mentioned Tuesday.

4 passengers of the boat, together with Thunberg and André, agreed to signal deportation paperwork and return dwelling by Tuesday night, in line with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. The remainder of the crew, together with French MEP Rima Hassan, stays in Israeli custody awaiting a courtroom listening to.

In a pre-recorded video posted on Monday, Thunberg mentioned her group had been “intercepted and kidnapped” by Israel and known as on the Swedish authorities to place strain on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Thunberg mentioned the voyage was a peaceable protest towards Israel’s blockade of Gaza and the worsening humanitarian disaster.

The Israeli authorities, nonetheless, mentioned the mission was a breach of its naval blockade and dismissed the operation as a publicity stunt, branding the vessel a “selfie yacht.”