00:00A new flotilla mission with around 40 boats has set sail for Gaza from Barcelona on Wednesday in a fresh
00:06bid to break the Israeli blockade and deliver aid to the region.
00:10According to the organizers of the Global Sumut Flotilla, 20 more boats from France and 4 more from Italy will
00:16join the convoy on April 24 with a week-long stopover in Sicily for a non-violence training.
00:22Sumut, which means resilience in Arabic, aims to rally hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists from dozens of countries.
00:31The ships in the flotilla are mostly sailboats.
00:34In late 2025, an initial flotilla of about 50 boats composed of political figures and activists such as Sweden's Greta
00:41Thunberg was boarded by Israeli Navy in international waters, which was an illegal action according to Amnesty International.
00:50Israel, on the other hand, invokes Article 51 of the UN Charter, asserting that the blockade and naval intervention are
00:56necessary measures to prevent the smuggling of weapons and dual-use materials.
01:01The Gaza Strip, governed by Hamas, has been under an Israeli blockade since 2007.
01:07The sides accuse each other of violating a ceasefire that came into effect on October 10, 2025, after two years
01:14of war.
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