Greta Thunberg ‘refused' to watch video about Hamas' attacks against Israel
Activist Greta Thunberg has reportedly 'refused' to watch videos of Hamas' devastating October 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
Thunberg and fellow activists were recently intercepted by the Israeli navy as they attempted to break the blockade on Gaza on the Madleen yacht.
After the ship was captured by the Israeli navy, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz asserted that everyone on board would watch the video.
On Tuesday, Katz revealed that when the activists found out what the video was about, 'they refused to continue watching.'
'Greta [Thunberg] and her flotilla companions were taken into a room upon their arrival for a screening of the horror film of the October 7 massacre, and when they saw what it was about, they refused to continue watching,' Katz said.
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