Spanish flotilla detainee bit one of prison’s medical staff, officials say

Flotilla activists, including Greta Thunberg, are seen being transported to Israel after their vessels were intercepted by the IDF on October 2, 2025. (Foreign Ministry)
Flotilla activists, including Greta Thunberg, are seen being transported to Israel after their vessels were intercepted by the IDF on October 2, 2025. (Foreign Ministry)

A Spanish activist who was arrested after partaking in the Gaza flotilla bites a medical staff member while detained at Ketziot Prison this evening, prison officials say.

She bites the staff member while being escorted from a routine medical examination, as part of her preparations for her deportation scheduled for tomorrow morning.

The medical staff member was treated in the prison for minor injuries and police were called to the scene to handle the activist.

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