Overview
- The French actor announced on September 27 that she was leaving the Global Sumud Flotilla, saying in an Instagram video that the boat’s motor failed.
- Organizers had flagged a malfunction on the Family Boat the day before, prompting a redistribution of passengers, and MEP Rima Hassan said she switched vessels.
- The convoy is described by organizers as about 50 boats with hundreds of participants from more than 40 countries, pressing on to deliver aid during a UN-declared famine in Gaza.
- Around 140 artists and public figures urged France and Belgium to grant diplomatic protection, citing 16 countries that have already done so and noting Italian and Spanish naval deployments.
- Flotilla organizers report drone attacks along the route as the mission continues under the longstanding risk of Israeli interception that has thwarted past efforts since 2010.