Environmental activist Greta Thunberg claimed that she is being subjected to harsh treatment under Israeli custody after detention and removal from a flotilla vessel carrying aid to Gaza, reported the news portal The Guardian, citing a correspondence on Saturday, 4 October 2025.

An email sent by the Swedish Foreign Ministry to people close to Greta Thunberg mentioned that an official who visited the activist in prison stated that she claimed to be detained in a cell infested with bedbugs, with limited food and water.

According to the news portal's report, the Israeli forces also allegedly forced them to hold flags, even though the identity of the flags remains unknown.

“Another detainee reportedly told another embassy that they had seen her [Greta Thunberg] being forced to hold flags

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