Delayed departure
Gaza aid fleet with Greta Thunberg sets sail again
Propalestinian activists around Greta Thunberg want to try again to break through Israel’s Gaza blockade. This time it should work with many small boats.
After a weather-related interruption, the new Gaza aid fleet has resumed its journey to the war zone in the Middle East. The approximately 20 boats of the “Global Sumud Flotilla” with around 300 Propalestinian activists from over 40 countries on board in the port of Barcelona were once again taking off, as the news agency “Europa Press” and other Spanish media reported.
The fleet had expired for the first time on Sunday. However, on the same day she had to return to the Catalan metropolis in northeastern Spain because of stormy seas. “Due to uncertain weather conditions”, they returned to the port at night, “to let the storm pass by,” said the organizers on Instagram.
The “Global Sumud Flotilla” wants to break through the Israeli sea blockade of the Gaza Strip and bring relief goods into the coastal strips. According to the organizers, it is the greatest action of its kind so far. “Sumud” means Arabic steadfastness.
Greta Thunberg is on board
The Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is also on board. It recently failed with a solidarity campaign on board the “Madleen”. Israeli soldiers entered the ship around 200 kilometers off the coast of the Gaza Strip on June 9, 2025 and brought them to the Israeli port of Aschdod. Thunberg and other activists were then shown.
In the past, Israel has always prevented the attempts by activists to break the sea blockade in front of the Gaza Strip. Most recently, the attempt by an Italian ship failed in July.
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Source: Stern
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