Overview

• The Maghreb Sumud contingent in Tunis, part of the Global Sumud mission, moved its planned Sunday departure to Wednesday, citing reasons beyond management’s control.
• European boats that left Barcelona after a weather delay are proceeding to link up with other hubs, according to organizers and media reports.
• The Libya-based ship Omar al-Mukhtar was reported set to sail on September 6 with Libyan and international activists, including Yvonne Ridley.
• Participants and backers named in coverage include Greta Thunberg, Ada Colau and Liam Cunningham, with Mandla Mandela saying he plans to join in Tunisia.
• Organizers describe the mission as a response to an IPC-declared famine in Gaza and to past Israeli interceptions of aid flotillas, including a May drone strike on the vessel Conscience.