Overview
- The Globale Sumud-Flottille left Barcelona with 39 boats and about 1,000 activists after a short weather delay.
- The convoy is accompanied by a ship from the Spanish aid group Open Arms and Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise.
- The route runs through the Mediterranean to Sicily to pick up Italian and French delegations before heading toward Gaza.
- The group says it aims to deliver aid and try to breach Israel's naval blockade, and Open Arms founder Òscar Camps said, "We don't know how far we will get."
- The initiative, launched in 2025 by international activist networks, saw its first voyage that autumn boarded by Israeli special forces, with activists detained and later expelled, including Greta Thunberg.