The activists had set out to protest Israel’s ongoing military campaign in the Gaza Strip, which is among the deadliest and most destructive since World War II, and its restrictions on the entry of aid.

Thunberg was one of 12 passengers on board the boat carrying aid destined for people in Gaza. The activists said they were protesting the war and the humanitarian crisis amid Israeli restrictions on aid.

Pro-Palestinian activist Greta Thunberg is on a plane to France en route to Sweden, according to the Foreign Ministry on X. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was deported from Israel after she and 11 other international activists were stopped at sea while trying to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.