Activist Greta Thunberg was deported from Israel on Tuesday after the Israeli military seized the Gaza-bound aid ship she was on. The ship, carrying aid to protest the ongoing war in Gaza, was intercepted approximately 200 kilometers off Gaza's coast. Thunberg, along with two other activists and a journalist, agreed to deportation to France and then Sweden. Eight other activists refused deportation and are being held in detention, pending a court hearing. Israel defends its actions, citing a lawful naval blockade of Gaza, while rights groups condemn it as a violation of international law.

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