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Global Sumud Flotilla to Depart Barcelona for Gaza on August 31

Organizers confirm an August 31 Barcelona launch under tight secrecy.

El coordinador de la Global Sumud Flotilla, Saif Abukeshek.
Una mujer palestina desplazada se sienta con sus pertenencias tras un ataque israelí contra un campamento para desplazados internos en Deir el-Balah, en el centro de la Franja de Gaza

Overview

  • Coordinators say participants from about 44 countries will join, with roughly 28,000 people registered to help in Spain.
  • Greta Thunberg is among the confirmed activists expected to board one of the vessels.
  • Barcelona’s Moll de la Fusta will serve as an activity and training hub from August 29 with concerts, talks and logistics support.
  • Organizers plan to carry medical supplies and nutritional aid and to rendezvous at sea on September 4 with boats departing from Tunisia and other ports.
  • Exact routes and boat counts are being withheld due to what organizers describe as intense sabotage attempts and pressure following earlier Israeli interdictions of activist ships.