Article 6XWPJ ‘We did nothing wrong’: Greta Thunberg accuses Israel of kidnapping yacht crew

‘We did nothing wrong’: Greta Thunberg accuses Israel of kidnapping yacht crew

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Ashifa Kassam
from World news | The Guardian on (#6XWPJ)

Swedish activist says 12 peaceful volunteers' did not break laws during attempt to bring symbolic aid shipment to Gaza

Hours after being deported from Israel, Greta Thunberg accused the country of kidnapping her and her fellow activists in international waters, adding that she had refused to sign a document stating that she had entered Israel illegally.

Speaking to reporters at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, the Swedish campaigner stressed that she and others on a Gaza-bound ship intercepted by Israel on Monday had simply been attempting to bring much-needed aid to the war-torn territory.

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