Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail from Barcelona
The Global Sumud Flotilla has started to sail from the Spanish port of Barcelona to the Gaza Strip in Palestine.
The Gaza-bound flotilla consisting of dozens of ships will try to break the Israeli blockade of the besieged Palestinian territory to deliver much-needed humanitarian aid, food, water, and medical supplies to the Palestinian people in the crisis zone.
Israeli regime forces intensified their offensive on Gaza City and are stopping the deliveries of food and basic supplies to the Palestinian territory, deliberately causing a full-blown famine there.
The Global Sumud Flotilla, made up of delegations from 44 countries, will be joined by more ships from ports in Italy, Greece, and Tunisia in the coming days, on its route from the western end of the Mediterranean to the Gaza Strip, according to organizers.
They expect around 20 vessels in total once all are together.
Hours before their departure, boats flying Palestinian flags began docking in line at a pier in Barcelona, while hundreds of supporters wearing keffiyehs chanted “Free Palestine!” and “Boycott Israel!”
“The story here is about Palestine. The story here is how people are being deliberately deprived of the very basic means to survive,” said Swedish activist Greta Thunberg at a press conference.
“The story here is how the world can be silent and how those in power ... are in every possible way betraying and failing Palestinians and all oppressed peoples of the world,” added Thunberg, who will be one of the most recognizable figures on the expedition, alongside actors Susan Sarandon and Liam Cunningham, as well as activists, politicians, and journalists.
It is not the first time Thunberg will attempt to reach Gaza waters this year.
In late July, the Israeli military stopped another aid ship, detained 21 international activists and reporters, including Thunberg, and seized its cargo, including baby formula, food, and medicine, according to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition.
Freedom flotillas have repeatedly tried to reach Gaza over the past 15 years. In 2010, Israeli forces boarded a Freedom Flotilla including the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara, killing ten activists.
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