Overview
- Global Sumud Flotilla vessels, which left Barcelona on Wednesday, aim to deliver humanitarian, medical, reconstruction and school supplies to Gaza and to challenge the blockade.
- Organizers plan a short stop in Sicily at the ports of Syracuse and Augusta, target a departure from the island around April 24, and eye an early‑May arrival that depends on weather and logistics.
- Support ships from Open Arms and Greenpeace are providing maritime, technical and medical help, with Open Arms set to peel off about 150 to 200 miles from shore rather than approach Gaza.
- Reports differ on the convoy’s size, with El Periódico citing more than 100 boats and about 3,000 people, while La Vanguardia relays organizer figures of roughly 30 boats now and a goal of about 70 boats and 1,000 participants.
- The mission follows an October 2025 attempt that Israel intercepted near Gaza, after which detainees alleged mistreatment and protests broke out in Catalonia.