The Global Sumud Flotilla departs, bound for Gaza, to deliver humanitarian aid and denounce Israel's actions in Gaza in Barcelona, Spain, on 31 August 2025.
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A flotilla of pro-Palestinian activists who attempted to reach Gaza last year will set sail for the besieged territory again next month, one member told AFP on Friday.
The Global Sumud Flotilla said the new mission set for 29 March would be “the largest coordinated humanitarian intervention for Palestine in history” and will mobilise “thousands from over 100 countries”.
“We will be sailing from Barcelona, Tunis, Italy and many other ports not yet made public,” Brazilian activist Thiago Avila told AFP.
The group said an overland convoy would also leave for Gaza on the same day, without specifying from where.
The Global Sumud Flotilla departs for Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid and denounce Israel's actions in Gaza in Barcelona, Spain, on 31 August 2025.
Robert Bonet/NurPhoto via Getty Images
The campaigners sought to break an Israeli blockade by delivering aid to Gaza by sea last October, before they were intercepted by Israel, detained and deported.
Israel controls Gaza’s borders and scrutinises all aid coming into the territory.
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The activists describe their actions as a “non-violent response to genocide, siege, mass starvation, and the destruction of civilian life in Gaza”.
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