Overview

• Organizers said vessels are leaving Tunis on Sunday to rendezvous with boats that set off from Spain and Italy.
• The convoy carries pro-Palestinian activists and relief supplies, with organizers saying the aim is to open sea access for aid and end what they call an ongoing genocide.
• Israeli authorities reject apartheid comparisons and have indicated the flotilla will face a forceful response if it attempts to breach the naval blockade.
• Public figures including Greta Thunberg, Susan Sarandon, and Adèle Haenel have announced plans to take part in the effort.
• The United Nations declared a famine in Gaza in August and warned that about 500,000 people are in a catastrophic situation.