Overview

• Organizers say more than 20 boats will sail from Barcelona on August 31 to rendezvous with additional vessels from Tunisia and other Mediterranean ports around September 4 before proceeding toward Gaza.
• The mission, presented as a non-violent humanitarian effort to press for a maritime aid corridor, brings together crews from 44 countries carrying food, medicines and essential supplies.
• High-profile figures including Greta Thunberg, Susan Sarandon and former Barcelona mayor Ada Colau are slated to join or support the voyage, and Barcelona councilor Jordi Coronas will captain one vessel.
• Participants completed training in Barcelona on how to handle a likely boarding, reflecting that Israeli forces intercepted a June attempt led by the Madleen.
• Local networks have mounted concerts and public events at the Moll de la Fusta and organized provisions, with volunteers in Cardedeu assembling vegan supplies intended to sustain crews for about 20 days at sea.