This is how Greta Thunberg and fellow activists reacted when Israel screened 'Hamas horror film'

A day after the Gaza aid ship 'Madleen' was seized by the Israeli military and the activists onboard the charity vessel, including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg detained, Israeli authorities arranged a screening of the "Hamas horror film", a footage of the alleged atrocities carried by Hamas men in Israel on October 7.

Israel Defence Minister Israel Katz said the activists "refused to watch the horror film". "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 in a statement.  

He added that the flotilla members "were turning a blind eye to the truth" and have proven that "they prefer the murderers to the murdered". "They continue to ignore the atrocities committed by Hamas against Jewish and Israeli women, adults, and children," he adds.

Katz had earlier said how he wanted the activists to watch the film "to see exactly who the Hamas terrorist organisation they came to support are."

Though there is no clarity about the film and how authentic the visuals collected by Israel's military are, the film was reportedly screened at the  World Economic Forum at Davos. Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of Anti-Defamation League told Time Magazine that people who saw the film "walked out of the room in silence simply crying or shell shocked".

"Having now attended several such screenings of this exact same film, I saw leaders react in similar horror to the visual evidence of the butchery which once witnessed can never be unseen," he added.

Greta leaves Israel

Greta Thunberg left Israel on Tuesday, the Israeli authorities said, after signing a document on voluntary departure agreements. Eight others, including French-Palestinian jurist and European Parliament member Rima Hassan, refused to sign and were transferred to Israel's Givon prison.

Those who signed the document were taken to the Ben Gurion Airport from where they boarded the flight shortly after 3 a.m. on Tuesday. Greta is said to have flown to France. As for those who didn't willingly agree to deportation, they could be held for up to 96 hours. Under Israeli law, deportation can then proceed without their consent.

The Israeli foreign ministry also shared her photo against the background of the Israeli flag.

Among the flotilla participants were Rima Hassan, the member of the European Parliament who justified the October 7 attack, the Swedish pro-Palestinian climate activist Greta Thunberg, Yasmin Achar, an anti-Israel activist from Germany, Irish actor Liam Cunningham and others.