Israeli authorities screened footage of Hamas's October 7 atrocities to Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and other pro-Palestinian flotilla participants upon their arrival in Ashdod on Monday, shortly after the IDF intercepted their ship, the Madleen, in international waters.

According to Defense Minister Israel Katz, the activists refused to continue watching the film after seeing the brutality of the attacks. "These antisemitic flotilla activists closed their eyes to the truth and once again proved they prefer the murderers over the victims,” Katz said. “They continue to ignore the atrocities committed by Hamas against Jewish and Israeli women, the elderly, and children.”

The Madleen, carrying 12 pro-Palestinian activists and large amounts of humanitarian aid, was stopped early Monday morning by the Israeli Navy and brought to the port of Ashdod. Shortly before the activists’ deportation, Israel’s Foreign Ministry published a photo of Thunberg with an Israeli flag in the background.

Participants aboard the vessel included European Parliament member Rima Hassan, who previously justified the October 7 massacre; German activist Yasmin Achar; Irish actor Liam Cunningham (Game of Thrones); and Thunberg.