Israeli officials said Greta Thunberg and the rest of the “freedom flotilla” that were taken into custody refused to watch a film documenting the atrocities of Hamas’ terror attack on Israel on October 7th, 2023.
“Greta and her flotilla companions were taken into a room upon their arrival for a screening of the horror film of the October 7 massacre,” defense minister Israel Katz said, but when they saw what it was about, they refused to continue watching.”
Defense Minister Israel Katz:
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‘Greta and her flotilla companions were taken into a room upon their arrival to the screening of the horror film of the October 7 massacre that was shown to them, and when they saw what it was about, they refused to continue watching.
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Some of the activists, including Thunberg, accepted being deported while the ones refusing deportation are kept in detention awaiting court hearings.


