US EditionCanadian physician says activists on board ‘Handala’ persistent on breaking Israel's Gaza siege
GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, JUL 21 – The Freedom Flotilla Coalition's ship Handala carries medical and humanitarian aid to Gaza amid ongoing blockade, with 21 activists onboard including European lawmakers and human rights defenders.
- On July 20, Handala departed Gallipoli, Italy, beginning its journey to Gaza, with an expected arrival a week from Friday, ummid.com News Network reported.
- Amid a 20-month siege, the humanitarian crisis has led to at least 6,572 Palestinians killed and over 23,000 injured since March 18, 2025, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, highlighting the ongoing suffering in Gaza.
- Sabotage attempts included a rope around the propeller and sulfuric acid spill, while around 20 international participants crewed Handala.
- Those onboard emphasized, `We are people, taking action where institutions have failed,` and `The flotilla is a collective act of conscience,` with two French MPs and activists aboard.
- International Criminal Court warrants highlight, with Forensic Architecture's tracking support, the longstanding legal challenge to Israeli actions in Gaza since 2010.
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Video - Charged with food and medicine, the boat will attempt to break the Israeli blockade and rally the Palestinian enclave seven weeks after the departure of the "Madleen", which had been intercepted by the Israeli army.
The ship Handala, belonging to the Coalition of the Flotilla of Liberty (FFFC), sailed this Sunday from Gallipoli, Italy, to Gaza, carrying humanitarian aid, a mission that seeks to break the illegal naval blockade imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip. READ ALSO: Freedom Flotilla: "Handala" will sail this Sunday to Gaza to break the Israeli siege The Handala crew is composed of 21 people, including doctors, nurses, journalists and human rights ac…
After the Madleen with Greta Thunberg and Rima Hassan, the "Flotilla for Freedom" is once again trying to break Israel's blockade with the departure of a new ship.
The boat Handala of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition left again for Gaza. The ship sailed from Gallipoli among the applause of those present to try to bring humanitarian aid, especially dedicated to children. A few weeks ago the mission of the boat Madleen to which Greta Thunberg had taken part. The French MEP Emma Fourreau of the Left Group, on board the Handala, told Al Jazeera that the European Parliament is complicit in the siege and genocide …
After a two-day delay for technical reasons, the vessel chartered by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, on which two LFI MPs are on board, will launch towards Gaza in an attempt to "stop genocide" and "break the humanitarian blockade".
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