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Tunisian authorities detain pro-Palestinian activists preparing new Gaza aid flotilla

On Friday, Tunisian authorities detained several pro-Palestinian activists amid a probe by Tunisia's National Guard financial crimes unit into donation funds for a planned flotilla.
Authorities banned a planned event Thursday in Tunis expected to host Thiago Ávila, Greta Thunberg and Seif Abu Koshk, while earlier this week security forces blocked a ceremony at Sidi Bou Said.
Organizers say the new flotilla will include more than 1,000 activists and sail from Spain, Tunisia and Italy with a land convoy expected to attract thousands more.
Global Sumud Flotilla organizers accused authorities of targeting activists and called for their immediate release; Tunisian authorities did not comment, and Ávila was detained Friday at Brussels Airport.
The move occurs amid Gaza's ongoing humanitarian crisis as Israel suspended more than two dozen humanitarian organizations and the United Nations reports large aid stockpiles since the October ceasefire.

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