Gaza help flotilla units sail from Barcelona | EUROtoday

A flotilla of some 40 boats set sail for Gaza from Barcelona on Wednesday in a contemporary bid to interrupt an Israeli blockade and ship help to the devastated territory, organisers mentioned.

The Global Sumud Flotilla had initially been set to depart from the Mediterranean port on Sunday, however the mission was postponed because of antagonistic climate circumstances.

The ships, principally sailboats, set sail simply after 11:30 am (0930 GMT), organisers mentioned in a press release.

Some 20 boats, which can be part of the maritime convoy, left the French port of Marseille on April 4, and extra ships are set to depart from Syracuse in Sicily on April 24.

Per week-long stopover is deliberate in southern Italy for “non-violence training”.

Sumud, which implies “resilience” in Arabic, is because of rally tons of of pro-Palestinian activists from dozens of nations.

In late 2025, an preliminary flotilla of about 50 boats, composed of political figures and activists comparable to Sweden’s Greta Thunberg, was boarded by the Israeli navy — illegally, based on the organisers and Amnesty International.

The crew members had been arrested and expelled by Israel.

The Gaza Strip, ruled by Hamas, has been beneath an Israeli blockade since 2007. Israel and the Palestinian Islamist motion accuse one another of violating a ceasefire that got here into impact on October 10, 2025, after two years of battle.

(FRANCE 24 and AFP)