US EditionFrench boats set sail to join Gaza aid flotilla
- On Saturday, about 20 French boats departed Marseille to join the international 'Global Sumud Flotilla,' aiming to breach Israel's blockade on The Gaza Strip and deliver humanitarian aid.
- Organizers plan for a larger international fleet of 100 boats to set sail from Barcelona on April 12, with the mission scheduled to head toward Gaza around April 20.
- Crew member Manon stated the mission aims to give 'Palestine more visibility,' as the Government Media Office reports more than 1.5 million people now face severe food insecurity.
- Israeli forces boarded a similar flotilla of about 50 boats in late 2025, arresting activists including Greta Thunberg, according to Amnesty International and organizers.
- Participants will undergo a week-long stopover in Italy for non-violence training before the voyage, which faces potential interdiction risks as Israel and Palestinian Islamist groups remain in conflict.
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About twenty French boats left the port of Marseille yesterday to join a new international flotilla, which should gather about a hundred boats in total, with the aim of breaking the Israeli blockade and reaching the Gaza Strip. Gaza, Marseilles is with you!She has scanned more than a thousand people flocked to support the initiative of the ships "Mille Madleen" , named in honor of Madleen Kulab, a professional fisherman of Gaza. The boats, mostl…
Flotilla coalition prepares renewed mission to break Gaza siege
The international flotilla of over 80 boats and 1,000 activists will sail from Barcelona to challenge Israel's blockade on Gaza and demand humanitarian access A coalition of pro-Palestine activists announced on 3 April that it will launch a new maritime mission from Barcelona on 12 April to challenge Israel's blockade on Gaza, according to reports citing statements by the Global Sumud Flotilla. The group said more than 80 boats and around 1,000 …
The majority of these boats leaving France will join Barcelona in mid-April, before sailing to Gaza around 20 April.
These ships want to join a new international fleet of about 100 boats, which hopes to break the Israeli blockade on Gaza.
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About 20 French boats left the port of Marseille this Saturday to join a new international fleet to reach the Gaza Strip.
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French boats set sail to join Gaza aid flotilla
Some 20 French boats set sail from Marseille on Saturday to join up with an international flotilla making a renewed effort to break an Israeli blockade and deliver aid to Gaza, AFP reporters saw.
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