The Global Sumud Flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and pro-Palestinian activists, including Swedish environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg, departed Barcelona again on September 1 after being forced back by strong winds hours earlier.
The flotilla, consisting of around 20 boats with participants from 44 countries, set out from the Spanish city on August 31, aiming to open a humanitarian corridor to Gaza and end the ongoing Israeli assault. But it was forced back to port after a storm hit parts of Spain overnight.
Organisers stressed safety after gusts exceeded 55 kilometres per hour, noting smaller boats were most at risk.
The flotilla is expected to arrive in Gaza in mid-September, after Israel blocked two earlier attempts to deliver aid by ship in June and July.
TRT World
The Global Sumud Flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and pro-Palestinian activists, including Swedish environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg, departed Barcelona again on September 1 after being forced back by strong winds hours earlier.
The flotilla, consisting of around 20 boats with participants from 44 countries, set out from the Spanish city on August 31, aiming to open a humanitarian corridor to Gaza and end the ongoing Israeli assault. But it was forced back to port after a storm hit parts of Spain overnight.
Organisers stressed safety after gusts exceeded 55 kilometres per hour, noting smaller boats were most at risk.
The flotilla is expected to arrive in Gaza in mid-September, after Israel blocked two earlier attempts to deliver aid by ship in June and July.
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