Israel has deported Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, a day after seizing the Gaza-bound humanitarian aid ship on which she was sailing alongside 11 others. Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Thunberg flew out of Tel Aviv early on Tuesday, bound for Sweden via France, and released her photos on the flight.

"We were 12 peaceful volunteers sailing on a civilian ship carrying humanitarian aid on international waters. We did not break laws. We did nothing wrong," she said.

Activist Thunberg arrived home in Sweden late on Tuesday, June 10. Of the 12 activists aboard the boat, eight − including French-Palestinian European MP Rima Hassan − refused to leave Israel voluntarily and were brought before a detention review tribunal.