Overview

• Tunisian organizers expect to depart on Sunday once the Spanish-led group arrives from Barcelona, with a Sicily contingent also slated to link up the same day after weather delays.
• Libya’s Omar Al‑Mukhtar is scheduled to set sail on September 6 to join the convoy, carrying Libyan and international activists including British journalist Yvonne Ridley.
• Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Mandla Mandela, is set to board in Tunisia, joining participants such as Greta Thunberg and actor Liam Cunningham.
• French MP Marie Mesmeur, who is sailing with the flotilla, said participants are undeterred by Israeli threats and urged Paris to recognize genocide in Gaza and deny Benjamin Netanyahu overflight based on an ICC warrant.
• Tunisian volunteers report medicines and infant formula packed for transport as they equip boats with communications and safety gear, noting that previous flotillas since 2010 have been intercepted or attacked by Israel, including a May 2 strike on the ship Conscience near Malta.