Agence France-Presse June 10, 2025 Greta Thunberg holed up in Israeli migrant prison after ship stormed
Thunberg being held in a Israeli prison for migrants ahead of a court hearing that could see her deported from the country. Israel’s Foreign Ministry released a picture of the Swedish activist after soldiers boarded the U.K.-flagged ship Madleen, operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, on Monday.
On Tuesday, AEST, the foreign ministry said the vessel officials have mocked as the “selfie yacht” had now docked at Ashdod, in the nation’s south. “The passengers are currently undergoing medical examinations to ensure they are in good health,” it said on X.
Thunberg, 22, was one of a dozen people on board the ship which left from Italy on June 1 bound for Gaza as part of an attempted aid delivery. Her lawyer Nariman Shehade Zoabi told Swedish news outlet Expressen "she was demanding to meet her client."
“Based on previous experiences, Greta Thunberg and the others will be taken to Givon prison near the town of Ramle,” she said. “There, what are called illegal immigrants are detained and there is a court that can quickly decide on deportation.”