Monday, August 4, 2025

Largest civilian flotilla to challenge Gaza blockade set to sail

(The Chinese and the Russians should each sent warships to accompany these vessels and put an end to this horror once and for all.) 

from Daily Sabah

A massive civilian flotilla involving activists from 44 countries is scheduled to set sail for Gaza at the end of August in what organizers describe as the largest effort to date to challenge Israel’s blockade, which has pushed the enclave’s population to the brink of famine.

Speaking at a news conference in Tunis hosted by the Joint Action Coordination for Palestine, members of the Global Sumud Flotilla said participants aim to break the blockade, establish a humanitarian corridor and draw attention to what they call an ongoing genocide against Palestinians.

“This summer, dozens of boats, both large and small, will set sail from ports across the world, converging on Gaza in the largest civilian flotilla of its kind in history,” organizer Haifa Mansouri said.

The initiative unites four movements: the Maghreb Sumud Flotilla, the Global Movement to Gaza, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition and Sumud Nusantara...

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