Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is among the activists arrested by the Israeli Navy following the interception of vessels carrying aid to Gaza. According to Israel’s Foreign Ministry, several ships that are members of the Global Sumud Fleet (GSF) were “safely immobilized” and their passengers were being transported to an Israeli port. The ministry also added that the navy had ordered the ships to change course as they were “approaching an active combat zone.”
Early Thursday morning, the GSF reported that 30 vessels continued to “sail dynamically” toward Gaza and were located 46 nautical miles from their intended destination.
Video from the moment of Greta Thunberg’s arrest
In footage posted on X by Israel’s Foreign Ministry, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg can be seen among those detained by authorities.
Already several vessels of the Hamas-Sumud flotilla have been safely stopped and their passengers are being transferred to an Israeli port.
Greta and her friends are safe and healthy. pic.twitter.com/PA1ezier9s— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) October 1, 2025
Sitting on the deck, Thunberg can be seen accepting a water bottle offered by an Israeli military member and wearing a green hat and white coat while gathering her belongings.
“Already several vessels of the flotilla have been safely immobilized and their passengers are being transported to an Israeli port,” the post stated. “Greta and her friends are safe and healthy.”
