With the motto “When the world is silent, we sail”, A flotilla with humanitarian aid and activists like Greta Thunberg will come out this Sunday From Barcelona To try to “break the siege illegal to Gaza,” according to his organizers.
The boats will seek to “arrive in Gaza, deliver humanitarian aid, announce the opening of a humanitarian corridor and then bring more help, and thus also finish breaking the illegal and inhuman block of Israel,” Thunberg said on Saturday in an interview with the AFPTV.
This mission, called Global Sumud Flotilla, “is different” to the above Since “now we are many more ships, we are many more people, and this mobilization is historical,” said the 22 -year -old Swedish activist in the Spanish port.
The vessel will be joined by “dozen” of additional ships that will sail from Tunisia and other Mediterranean ports on September 4, while the organization is scheduled to manifestations and “simultaneous actions” in 44 countries, previously said Thunberg, of the Global Sumud Sumud Flotilla.
Activists from dozens of countries will also participateas well as European legislators or personalities such as the former mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau. The organization has not specified the number of ships or the starting time.
Protected by Spain
The Government of Spain “will deploy all its diplomatic and consular protection to protect our citizens” that travel in the flotilla, Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said on Saturday.
The Global Sumud Flotilla (“Sumud” means perseverance in Arabic) is defined on its website as an “independent” organization and “not affiliated with any government or political party.”
This new initiative comes after a recent failed attempt to bring help to Gaza, in which Thunberg participated.
The sailboat “Mamleen”, with 12 French, German, Brazilian, Turk, Swedish, Spaniards and Dutch activists on boardwas intercepted on June 9 by Israeli forces about 185 kilometers west of the coast of Gaza. They were subsequently expelled.
The UN declared a state of famine last week in the Gaza Strip, a territory devastated by the war, after its experts warned that 500,000 people are in a “catastrophic” situation.
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