US EditionGlobal Sumud Flotilla Embarks From Sicily, Aiming to Disrupt Gaza Blockade
Organizers say about 65 vessels will carry food, water and fuel as activists seek to challenge Israel’s blockade, after an earlier interception.
- On Sunday, the Global Sumud Flotilla began departure procedures from Augusta, Italy, with around 65 vessels aiming to break the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip and deliver humanitarian aid.
- This 'Spring Mission 2026' follows an earlier 2025 attempt where Israeli forces intercepted 42 boats, detaining and deporting hundreds of activists including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.
- Activists loaded ships on Saturday with essential supplies including water, fuel, and food, addressing a crisis where over 1.6 million Gazans face hunger and 1.5 million lack shelter.
- Fleet spokesperson Maria Elena Dalia said the ships will initially head toward Greece due to regional tensions, while 1,000 people simultaneously join the North African Sumud Land Convoy.
- Participants from diverse backgrounds aim to raise awareness and support for Gaza, with activist Abdel Latif Fasli stating their objective is "for the people of Gaza to gain their freedom.
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Fifty-six boats depart Sicily – Doubtful whether they will break Israeli naval blockade
This new maritime column joins the delegation that had previously sailed from Barcelona on 15 April, composed of 39 ships, as well as the representation from France.
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A total of 56 ships have left a port near Syracuse. Activists want to try to break through the Israeli sea blockade of the Gaza Strip
The sun set on Sicily: as long as it was, the more north we could see the majestic and smoking peak of Mount Etna moving away. The boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla, for now 58, are back at sea, on the way to the Gaza Strip. From the 14th of Sunday, April 26th, with a punctuality that surprises thinking of the delays of last September (when it was always leaving tomorrow) have left the port Xiphonio of Augusta to one by one between sounds of tr…
The departure of the Flotilla once again seems to have mere symbolic character. And the Pd asks that it be supported
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