JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israel deported Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg on Tuesday, a day after she and 11 other activists were detained by Israeli forces while attempting to breach the naval blockade on the Gaza Strip aboard an aid boat. “Greta Thunberg just departed Israel on a flight to …
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