A prosecutor’s office spokesperson later in the day said none of them remained in custody.
The Israeli embassy could not immediately be reached for comment. But authorities probably suspect that the ongoing war in Gaza could spill over into Sweden given its Muslim population of over 800,000.
Sympathy for the plight of the Palestinians is very likely widespread and there have been demonstrations calling on Israel to stop the war. Climate activist Greta Thunberg joined the protests a week ago and Sweden had declared in March that it was resuming aid to Gaza.
Stockholm’s action was in response to dozens of countries halting aid shipments to Gaza following Israeli allegations that staffers of the UN Relief & Works Agency took part in last October’s Hamas attack on the Jewish state.
The attack killed 1,200 people with over 200 taken hostage. Although some have been released, talks to exchange the remaining hostages for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons have deadlocked. Hamas wants a permanent end to the war, Israel say no.
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