Video How Greta Thunberg was received in Athens, after Israel deported it: “I could talk a lot about mistreatment, but that's not the news.”

The Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg arrived in Greece on Monday, being greeted by a propalestinian crowd who applauded her, after she and hundreds of other activists detained by the Israeli army were deported following an attempt to bring humanitarian aid to the Gaza strip, writes Reuters.

Israel announced that it had expelled 171 activists on Monday, including Thunberg, a decision that made the total number of people deported so far in 341, out of the 479 people arrested when captured the fleet trying to break the naval block on the Gaza strip.

The Greek Foreign Ministry said that 161 of the activists arrived on Monday in Athens, including Greta Thunberg, a 22 -year -old activist. Among them were 27 Greeks, as well as citizens from almost 20 other countries.

“I want to be very clear. A genocide takes place,” Thunberg said in front of the enthusiastic crowd gathered at Athens airport, referring to the military action of Israel in the Palestinian Coast.

Greta Thunberg and 170 Global Sumud Flotilla Members has Welcomed by a Giant Crowd in Athens After Their Abduction by the Israeli Occupation. pic.twitter.com/3xq2bjmqhj

– Global Sumud Flotilla (@Globalsumud) October 6, 2025

“Our international systems betray Palestinians. They are not even able to prevent the most serious war crimes,” she said. “What we set out to do with Global Sumud Flotila was to intervene when our governments did not fulfill their legal obligations,” said Greta Thunberg, welcomed with applause and flowers.

Greta Thunberg Arrived in Greece from Israel, She Gave a Soul-Shaking Speech:
“One day, no one will be Able to say – I didn't know what was happening.”
Her Words Echoed Like a Cry For Humanity. 💔🌍 pic.twitter.com/x5ep7ypnlj

– Hamza Haider (@itxhamza480) October 6, 2025

The activists tried to reach Gaza with dozens of ships to bring help and draw attention to the difficult situation in Gaza, where most of the 2.2 million inhabitants were expelled from their homes, and the United Nations (UN) states that hunger is ravaging.

Israel, who rejects the accusations that he would commit genocide in Gaza and state that the hunger reports in this area are exaggerated, cataloged the fleet as “an advertising maneuver” and a challenge for the benefit of Hamas. In June, Israel detained Thunberg at sea in a similar attempt to cross the blockade.

Previously, Swiss and Spanish activists in Flotilă said they were subjected to inhuman conditions by the Israeli forces during their detention.

The Foreign Ministry of Israel issued a statement, accompanied by photographs with Thunberg at the airport, saying that the legal rights of all participants were respected and that the only violent incident involved an activist who bit a doctor in the Israeli prison.

Deported activists accuse bad treatments

Of the nine members of the fleet who arrived at home in Switzerland, some accused that they were deprived of sleep, water and food, and some were beaten, hit with their feet and locked in a cage, the organization that represents them in a press release.

A spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Ministry has rejected these accusations.

Spanish activists also accused that they were undergoing bad treatments when they arrived in Spain on Sunday evening, after they were deported.

“They beat us, dragged us on foot, tied us to our eyes, tied our hands and feet, put us in the cages and insulted us,” said lawyer Rafael Borrego to the reporters, at the Madrid airport.

Swedish activists said on Saturday that Thunberg was hit and forced to wear an Israeli flag during detention, while others said they were refused access to clean and water and their medicines and goods were confiscated.

After reaching Athens, Thunberg said that “I could talk very, a lot about the mistreatment and abuse I was subjected to during detention, believe me, but that's not the news.”

#Gretathunberg in Athens after detention:
“This is genocide” pic.twitter.com/lovrlm80v1

– In context (@incantextmedia) October 6, 2025

“What happened now is that Israel, while continuing to worsen and intensify genocide and mass destruction with genocide, trying to wipe an entire population, an entire nation under our eyes, he violated international law again, preventing humanitarian help from gaza,” he said.

🇸🇪🇵🇸 Greta Thunberg in Athens:
I Will Never Comprehend How Humans can be So Evil.

That you would deliberately starve of people living trapped under the Illegal siege as a Continuation of Decades of Oppression and Apartheid.#gretathungberg #paalestine #Gaza… pic.twitter.com/fj4dkf9tmg

– World Watcher (@world__watcher_) October 6, 2025

Israel denounces “dumb lies”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel described the numerous information and stories about the mistreatment of people arrested after the interception of the fleet as “tired lies”.

A spokesman told Reuters at the weekend that all the detained persons had access to water, food and toilets, adding: “They were not refused access to legal assistance and all their legal rights were fully respected.”

On Sunday, the Embassy of Switzerland at Tel Aviv visited ten Swiss citizens and announced that all were “in relatively good health, given the circumstances.”

The former mayor of Barcelona, ​​Ada Colau, who was also on the fleet, said that there were “bad treatments, but they do not compare to what the Palestinian people suffer every day.”