Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is facing backlash after using an image of an emaciated Israeli hostage in an Instagram post allegedly showing Palestinians suffering.

The post read, «The suffering of Palestinian prisoners is not a matter of opinion — it is a fact of systemic cruelty and dehumanization. Humanity cannot be selective. Justice cannot have borders.» It also included three images, including one of hostage Evyatar David, who was taken from the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023. 

The image of David was a still frame from a Hamas propaganda video. In the video, David appears extremely frail as he describes the conditions in captivity and says he hasn’t eaten for days. The part of the video that shocked many was when David’s captors forced him to dig his own grave.

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Yeela David, Evyatar’s sister, commented on the post saying Thunberg needed to do research before posting «things you don’t understand.» She then added that, «every minute you are not deleting the post, you are becoming a bigger joke. Embarrassing.»

The post, which contained multiple images, appears to have since been edited and the slide with David’s image is no longer visible. The comment section, however, is full of reminders that his image was there with users decrying the «lies» showcased in the post.

The slides were part of a collaboration post with Thunberg, Yasmin Acar, a member of the steering committee of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition; the Gaza Sumud Flotilla and two other accounts.

Greta Thunberg is facing backlash after using a photo of starved hostage Evyatar David in a post claiming to depict the plight of Palestinians. (@IsraelMFA/X)

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The first slide of the post read, «The world is rightly horrified by what the Sumud Flotilla hostages are enduring,» referring to detainees arrested when Israel intercepted their fleet last week. «Their suffering is real and no human being should ever be subjected to such pain, fear or humiliation.» The post then goes on to compare this to the plight of Palestinians in Israeli prisons, with the activists asserting that over 11,000 Palestinian «hostages and prisoners» were held in unhygienic and inhumane conditions. 

The group also included a video from 2015 in their post showing Ahmad Manasra, who was 13 at the time. Manasra was arrested in 2015 in connection with a Jerusalem stabbing attack during what is often called the «Knife Intifada,» according to The Jerusalem Post.

Galia David, mother of Israeli hostage Evyatar David poses holding an image of her son during a press conference following a meeting with the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) at the Red Cross’ headquarters in Geneva, on Aug. 12, 2025.  (AFP via Getty Images)

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted a screenshot of the deleted slide next to a zoomed-in version of the still image of David, declaring, «Ignorance blinded by hate is trending.»

«Greta Thunberg posted about ‘Palestinian prisoners’ using the image of Israeli hostage Evyatar David – starved, abused, and forced by Palestinian Hamas to dig his own grave,» the ministry wrote on X.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg sits near an Israeli soldier after naval forces intercepted a Gaza-bound flotilla. (Israel Foreign Ministry)

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Thunberg, who became renowned for her climate activism while still in high school, has become a vocal critic of Israel since the war in Gaza began. She has participated in two Gaza-bound aid flotillas, both of which were intercepted by Israeli forces.

Fox News Digital reached out to Thunberg for comment.

Conservatives on social media blasted California Democrat Katie Porter, who is considered by many Democrats to be a frontrunner in the state’s gubernatorial race, after she attempted to end a contentious interview due to the follow-up questions asked by a reporter.

The viral moment happened in a clip posted Tuesday night where Porter took issue with the line of questioning from CBS investigative journalist Julie Watts, who was pushing Porter on whether she can and needs to appeal to the millions of Trump voters in the state to become the next governor.

«I feel like this is unnecessarily argumentative,» Porter said, adding, «I don’t want to keep doing this, I’m going to call it.»

The exchange quickly went viral on social media, with conservatives hammering Porter for becoming frustrated over simple follow-up questions that Watts argued were asked of the other candidates in the race as well.

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«This Katie Porter crashout is INCREDIBLE,» Republican communicator Matt Whitlock posted on X.

«California Democratic consultants have been telling me for years that Katie Porter is the most unpleasant and unprofessional candidate they’ve ever encountered and well…I think they might have been on to something,» political consultant Liz Mair posted on X. 

«Katie Porter just had a meltdown when asked what she’d say to GOP voters,» GOP California Congressman Ken Calvert posted on X. 

«Her tirade is a window into the mentality of radical CA Democrat politicians. They can’t stand those who disagree with them,» he continued. «They’re trying to silence their opponents with Prop 50. They even condone violent rhetoric targeting Republicans. We have to speak up. We have to vote NO on Prop 50. We have to take our state back from these extremists.»

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Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) speaks to supporters, volunteers, and staff at an election night watch party at the Hilton Orange County Hotel on Nov. 8, 2022, in Costa Mesa, California. (Getty)

«Katie Porter having a meltdown over a journalist being a journalist is exactly what I needed to see this morning,» conservative commentator Riley Gaines posted on X. 

«Thoughts and prayers to Katie Porter’s campaign staff who must deal with this every day and can’t film it,» Congressional Leadership Fund Communications Director Torunn Sinclair posted on X.

«Katie Porter is the epitome of a Karen,» Republican digital operative Alec Sears posted on X. «When I picture a Karen in my mind it’s just Katie Porter. Just pure, unearned ego and a vile attitude.»

«Follow-up questions are a fact of life,» political commentator Michelle Tafoya posted on X.  «A good reporter listens to your answer and follows up for clarification. @katieporteroc has no business leading a state.  Any state.»

«This is simply not how to run for office or how to deal with the media,» Democratic consultant Lis Smith posted on X. «And if this how someone acts on camera, imagine how they act off camera.»

President Biden looks on as Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., speaks before Biden delivered remarks on lowering costs for American families at Irvine Valley College in Orange County on Oct. 14, 2022, in Irvine, California.  (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Porter, 51, served three terms in Congress – winning her Orange County seat by upsetting GOP Rep. Mimi Walters in 2018. She ran unsuccessfully for the Senate seat now held by Sen. Adam Schiff, D–Calif., and her district is now represented by Dave Min, a Democrat. 

The Los Angeles Times describes Porter as a prolific fundraiser, while the former lawmaker’s gregarious nature was projected at the time of her jumping into the race to make inroads among Californians upset at President Donald Trump’s election.

In her announcement, Porter referenced Trump and alleged he would seek to enrich himself and his circle while in the White House.

Porter is running for governor in a crowded field of Democrats and Republicans competing in the state’s «jungle primary» system, where the two candidates who receive the most votes in the primary, regardless of party, will advance to the general election. 

Several of Porter’s opponents reacted to the viral clip on social media. 

«We need a leader who will solve hard problems and answer simple questions,» former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a Democrat, posted on X. 

«I’m not interested in excluding any vote,» former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, posted on X. «Every Californian deserves affordable health care, safe streets, a roof over their head and a living wage.»

Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill on November 20, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

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Republican candidate Steve Hilton posted on X, «15 years of one party rule. This is what you get. It’s time for change in California.»

Republican candidate Chad Bianco, currently sheriff of Riverside County, California, described the clip in a post on X as a «tantrum.»

«Katie Porter is just another unhinged Democrat who would complete Gavin Newsom’s destruction of our beautiful state,» Bianco continued. 

Fox News Digital’s Charlez Creitz contributed to this report.

La policía federal alemana pronto podrá derribar vehículos aéreos no tripulados, dijo el miércoles el ministro del Interior, Alexander Dobrindt, después de una serie de avistamientos de drones que se cree son intentos rusos de espiar e intimidar.

Al presentar un proyecto de ley, Dobrindt dijo que la policía estaría autorizada “a tomar medidas técnicas de última generación contra las amenazas de los drones, por ejemplo con pulsos electromagnéticos, interferencias, interferencias del GPS, pero también con medios físicos”.

“Esto significa que la interceptación y el derribo de drones estarán regulados y serán posibles para la Policía Federal en el futuro”.

Alemania estaba aprendiendo sobre las modernas defensas con vehículos aéreos no tripulados de sus aliados Israel y Ucrania, dijo, y agregó que también establecería un centro conjunto de defensa con drones para que la policía estatal y federal desarrolle informes de situación “y tome contramedidas conjuntas”.

Alemania, un importante aliado de la OTAN para Ucrania en su lucha contra Rusia, ha informado de múltiples avistamientos de drones este año sobre bases militares, sitios industriales y otras infraestructuras críticas.

El fin de semana pasado, drones avistados sobre la ciudad sureña de Múnich cerraron dos veces el aeropuerto de la ciudad, dejando en tierra a miles de pasajeros después de que sus vuelos fueran cancelados o redireccionados, haciéndose eco de incidentes similares en Dinamarca y Noruega.

“Nuestra sospecha es que Rusia está detrás de la mayoría de estos vuelos con drones”, dijo el canciller Friedrich Merz a la emisora ​​pública ARD en una entrevista el domingo.

Al día siguiente, hablando en el canal de noticias NTV, Merz destacó los recientes comentarios del presidente ruso Vladimir Putin y dijo que “es bastante obvio que incluso admite que viene de Rusia”.

“Quiere intimidarnos, quiere asustarnos. No nos dejaremos intimidar y nos defenderemos eficazmente de esta amenaza”.

Se ha producido una serie de avistamientos misteriosos de vehículos aéreos no tripulados sobre instalaciones militares, puertos, centrales eléctricas, sitios industriales e instalaciones de almacenamiento de gas alemanas.

Sin embargo, los drones generalmente desaparecen antes de que las autoridades puedan averiguar de dónde provienen.

Se cree que los drones avistados sobre el estado costero norteño de Schleswig-Holstein fueron lanzados desde buques de la “flota sombra” rusa.

Las fuerzas armadas alemanas ya cuentan con capacidades técnicas para contrarrestar los drones , pero la ley básica alemana sólo dispone de poderes muy limitados para operar a nivel nacional.

Los métodos incluyen el uso de bloqueadores de GPS montados en el hombro que pueden cortar la conexión entre un dron y su piloto y provocar que el dispositivo se estrelle.

Los drones también pueden ser derribados del cielo, pero con el riesgo de causar lesiones y daños por la caída de escombros.

Otra defensa es el uso de drones interceptores que se estrellan contra los vehículos aéreos no tripulados o lanzan redes sobre ellos en el aire.

La policía estatal y federal ahora puede solicitar la ayuda del ejército alemán para detectar drones, en circunstancias especiales, como fue el caso en el aeropuerto de Múnich.

Dobrindt dijo que como la policía federal ahora tomará el liderazgo en asegurar los cielos contra los drones, se creará una nueva unidad para el desarrollo y la investigación de la defensa contra los drones.

“Ya mantenemos intercambios con países con mucha más experiencia”, declaró en una rueda de prensa en Berlín. “Mantenemos un intercambio intensivo con Israel y también con Ucrania”.

(con información de AFP)