Thunberg accuses Israel of kidnap after aid boat intercepted

Climate activist, who avoids flying, sent back on Paris-bound commercial flight

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Swedish activist Greta Thunberg yesterday accused Israel of “kidnapping us in international waters and taking us against our will to Israel” after security forces intercepted a boat carrying humanitarian aid bound for Gaza.

"This is yet another intentional violation of rights that is added to the list of countless other violations that Israel is committing," Thunberg, 22, told reporters on arrival at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris after being deported from Israel.

She stressed that her own experience was “nothing compared to what the Palestinians are going through”.

5 activists in custody

Of the 12 people on board the Madleen, carrying food and supplies for Gaza, five French activists were taken into custody after they refused to leave Israel voluntarily.