Gaza, MINA – The Sumud Flotilla Coalition announced on Wednesday the launch of five ships from a Greek island as part of a broader international effort aimed at breaking the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip and confronting the impunity enabling genocide, starvation, and the systematic destruction of the Palestinian people.
In a press statement, the coalition said the five vessels, Adalah, Kyriakos X, Lina al-Nabulsi, Perseverance, and Tinez Love Aqsa Bangladesh will join around 55 additional boats flying French, Italian, and Polish flags, departing from Marmaris, Türkiye, carrying symbolic amounts of food and medicine.
The coalition stressed that the “Sumud Flotilla” is not a humanitarian relief organization, but rather a direct action movement challenging the “cruel and illegal” naval blockade aimed at isolating, imprisoning, and oppressing Palestinians, while also confronting the international failure to stop Israeli crimes.
The coalition said the current phase of the mission comes after an Israeli attack on April 29 targeting 22 civilian vessels off the western coast of Greece, as well as the abduction and mistreatment of two organizers of the Global Sumud Flotilla. Organizers temporarily suspended sailing operations after the attack to assess security conditions but affirmed that the mission would continue despite escalating attacks.
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The coalition accused Israel and the United States of attempting to criminalize and discredit the flotilla through “baseless allegations,” noting that the release of two organizers without charges exposed the weakness of those allegations.
The coalition emphasized that the flotilla represents “an act of international civilian resistance” against settler-colonial violence and reaffirmed its commitment to continuing nonviolent direct action to challenge Gaza’s closure.[]
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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