Overview

• The Global Sumud Flotilla plans to sail from Barcelona on Sunday to deliver relief to Gaza and press for a maritime aid corridor.
• Organizers have not disclosed the number of vessels, and they say additional boats from other regions will join the effort.
• Brazilian activist Thiago Avila called it the largest solidarity mission to date, though independent details on fleet size remain unavailable.
• Israel halted similar convoys in June and July, detaining crews and deporting activists, including Thunberg after a stop about 185 kilometers off Gaza.
• The new bid follows the UN’s Aug. 22 famine declaration for Gaza and its accusation that Israel is obstructing aid, which Israel denies.