Thunberg’s boat was intercepted by the IDF on its way to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip amid Israel’s blockade in Palestine. After intercepting the Madleen, a civilian ship carrying humanitarian aid with a number of high-profile passengers on board,

Greta Thunberg was deported from Israel after a brief detention following her attempt to break Israel’s naval blockade of the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it would deport four activists who were detained aboard an aid ship bound for Gaza, including the environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg.