Overview

• The vessel departed Sicily on June 1 carrying milk powder, hygiene products and prosthetics destined for Gaza civilians
• On June 5 the ship altered course south of Greece after a distress call and pulled four people from the sea following a Libyan coast guard intervention
• EU lawmaker Rima Hassan, who is aboard, identified the rescued migrants as Sudanese refugees who are now in stable condition on the flotilla
• Israel’s military has publicly vowed to bar the flotilla from breaching its maritime blockade of Gaza’s coast
• Thunberg’s voyage links Gaza’s humanitarian crisis to her wider climate justice campaign by highlighting unequal burdens in conflict and environmental emergencies