00:02Boats from the Global Sumud Flotilla, GSF, began leaving the port of Barcelona on Sunday,
00:08cheered by supporters waving Palestinian flags as activists set out on a civilian mission bound for Gaza.
00:15Organizers said rough sea conditions meant the flotilla would sail gradually
00:19and was not expected to head to international waters until later in the week.
00:24Before their departure, Tiago Avia, a member of the GSF steering committee,
00:29said they were launching the largest civilian maritime effort yet to challenge Israel's blockade of Gaza.
00:35Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu need to fear the people because of their violations.
00:41Both war criminals but also the Epstein class and all the other things that they do,
00:46they will be made accountable and will is not stopped so they are the ones afraid of us.
00:51GSF 2.0 involves over 80 vessels and 1,000 participants from all over the world.
00:58Local humanitarian activist and veteran journalist Zainal Rashid Ahmad is among the Malaysian participants.
01:05Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amiruddin Shari, who is the mission's patron minister,
01:10Malaysia's ambassador to Spain, Haznah Ma'at Hashim and Sumud Nusantara Command Centre,
01:16Director General Datuk Sani Arabi Alim Arabi were present at the send-off.
01:20The effort follows a previous mission that was intercepted last year.
01:24The Israeli military halted the roughly 40 boats assembled by the same organisation last October,
01:29as they attempted to reach blockaded Gaza.
01:32Palestinians and international aid bodies say supplies reaching the territory are still insufficient,
01:38despite a ceasefire reached in October, which included guarantees of increased aid.
01:44Palestinians and international aid to Nusantara Command.
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01:55national aid of the travel.
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