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.

Thunberg’s boat was intercepted by the IDF on its way to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip amid Israel’s blockade in Palestine. After intercepting the Madleen, a civilian ship carrying humanitarian aid with a number of high-profile passengers on board,

"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.