‘Just leave her in Gaza' Israeli hostage families slam Greta Thunberg over embarrassing ‘Freedom Flotilla' stunt
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GRETA Thunberg's "Freedom Flotilla" ship stunt has been slammed by the tormented families of hostages.
Anti-Israel campaigner Greta, 22, has been accused of supporting Hamas after attempting to breach the Gaza blockade.
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Greta Thunberg pictured after the Israeli Defence Forces boarded the Madleen
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Rita Lifshitz outside her father-in-law Oded's burnt-out home
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The family of hostage Oded Lifshitz speaks to the crowd at a protest rally against the government
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Greta pictured on a deportation flight from Israel
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Israeli naval forces seized the British flagged-yacht Madleen carrying the climate activist on Monday.
Greta - who moaned she was "kidnapped" - has been blasted for her latest antic by the families of hostages who have lambasted her for wasting precious time.
She has since been pictured on a deportation flight from Israel.
One ex-government official rebuked what they branded an "insignificant episode which mostly manifested the stupidity of both sides".
Rita Lifshitz, whose in-laws were brutally kidnapped on October 7, echoed suggestions she should have been "left in Gaza".
She told The Sun: "In Sweden they said it would have been better to let her into Gaza so she couldn't come back.
"People don't believe in what she's doing and saying.
"This will just show them more that they shouldn't believe what she is saying."
Rita's father-in-law Oded was callously killed in captivity after being snatched by Hamas terrorists from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz.
He and wife Yocheved were among 250 taken hostage when vile Hamas thugs tore across the border - killing at random and torching homes.
Steve Brisley's sister Leanne 48, and his nieces Noiya, 16, and Yahel, 13, were among those cruelly murdered that day.
Greta Thunberg's Gaza 'Freedom Flotilla' boarded & seized by Israeli forces
The dad, from Bridgend, Wales, took aim at Greta's stunt for wasting time which could have been used to get the remaining hostages home.
"This isn't about politics or publicity for me," he said.
"It's about families torn apart and 55 hostages still in Gaza.
"Their loved ones wait for their return - for an embrace or a burial.
"Every moment wasted on anything else adds to the suffering on both sides."
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Steve Brisley, whose sister and two nieces were killed on 7 October by Hamas
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Rita Lifshitz stands near her son, Daniel Lifshitz, as he delivers his grandfather's eulogy during the funeral for Oded Lifshitz
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Ruins of a kibbutz decimated by Hamas
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Greta Thunberg speaking at a press conference
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Efrat Machikawa, whose elderly uncle Gadi Moses was trapped in Gaza for 15 months, resonated with Steve's call.
She said: "The only comment I might have at the moment is to bring the focus on releasing all hostages and ending this terrible war, so we can all heal.
"Every day passing is a day too late for all of us in the region."
Israeli's furious government has vowed to make Greta and other activists detained watch a harrowing video of the October 7 massacre.
Haunting clips shows innocents, including children, being slaughtered by Hamas savages during the attacks.
The footage - titled "Bearing Witness" - was taken from the Hamas terrorists' bodycams as they filmed their massacre.
Hamas unleashed carnage in the Middle East after massacring more than 1,200 and abducting 251 hostages on October 7, 2023.
What happened on October 7?
ON OCTOBER 7, 2023, Hamas launched a brutal surprise attack on Israel, marking one of the darkest days in the nation's history.
Terrorists stormed across the border from Gaza, killing over 1,200 people — most of them civilians — and kidnapping 250 others, including women, children, and the elderly.
The coordinated assault saw heavily armed fighters infiltrate Israeli towns, kibbutzim, and military bases, unleashing indiscriminate violence.
Innocent families were slaughtered in their homes, and graphic footage of the atrocities spread across social media, leaving the world in shock.
And as well as attacking people in their homes, they stormed the Nova music peace festival - killing at least 364 people there alone.
The massacre triggered a swift and massive retaliatory response from Israel, escalating into a full-scale war.
The attack not only reignited long-standing tensions in the region but also left deep scars on both sides of the conflict, setting the stage for the 16 months of devastation that followed.
Some 56 hostages remain in Gaza - 20 of whom are still believed to be alive.
Greta's bid to get into the strip with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) came after a failed attempt in May, when another of its vessels was struck by two drones in international waters off Malta.
Footage on Monday showed the Israeli Navy communicating with the Madleen over a loudspeaker, urging it to change course.
Israeli forces boarded the ship and the foreign ministry later confirmed it was "safely making its way to the shores of Israel".
All passengers were safe, unharmed and handed sandwiches and water before the vessel docked at the southern Israeli port of Ashdod.
The boat was carrying a "tiny amount of aid" on board - which will be sent to Gaza.
Greta had earlier posted on social media with a Palestine flag and wearing a keffiyeh scarf while on the journey.
Who is on board the "Freedom Flotilla"?
Greta Thunberg - Swedish climate activist
Rima Hassan – French-Palestinian MEP
Yasemin Acar – German activist
Thiago Avila – Brazilian activist
Omar Faiad – French journalist
Pascal Maurieras – French activist
Yanis Mhamdi – French reporter
Suayb Ordu – Turkish activist
Sergio Toribio – Spanish activist
Marco van Rennes – Dutch activist
Reva Viard – French activist
Liam Cunningham - Irish Game of Thrones actor
Baptiste Andre - French Physician
US President Donald Trump commented: "She's a strange person.
"I think she needs to go to an anger management class."
Travelling alongside her was Rima Hassan, a French member of the European parliament of Palestinian descent.
She was barred from entering Israel due to her outspoken criticism of the country's policies towards Palestinians.
Organisers claimed pro-Palestinian FFC claimed the voyage was 'a non-violent, direct action to challenge Israel's illegal siege".
Israel imposed a near-total blockade on Gaza in late 2023, following Hamas's horror massacre on southern Israel on October 7.
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A photo posted on Telegram purportedly showing activists with their hands up on board the Madleen
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Greta Thunberg was part of the crew of the ship Madleen
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