The flotilla, comprised of the Freedom Flotilla Federation, the Global Gaza Movement, the Steadfastness Flotilla, and the Malaysian organization Sumud Nusantara, includes thousands of activists from 44 countries. It plans to set sail from Spain on Sunday and from Tunisia on September 4.
Saif Abu Kishk, spokesman for the Global Steadfastness Flotilla, said the initiative will work tirelessly to break the siege on the Gaza Strip and stop the genocide in Gaza.
Abu Kishk expressed his deep concern and regret at the governments' inaction to halt the genocide and famine in Gaza, saying, "They are not taking any action to prevent genocide... they are doing nothing."
He emphasized that the "Global Steadfastness Flotilla" initiative was born out of other initiatives around the world to seek to halt the Israeli genocide in Gaza, in protest against the silence of governments.
He added, "Israel's violence against the Palestinian people is excessive, and Palestine needs global solidarity. That's why NGOs from more than 44 countries across five continents are supporting this initiative."
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Regarding the challenges and dangers they may face on their sea journey to Gaza, Abu Kishk said, "We know that Israel may take some violent measures against us on our way to Gaza," stressing that any potential danger they may face cannot be compared to the dangers Palestinians face daily in Gaza.
On Saturday, the International Committee to Break the Siege on Gaza said the global "Resilience Flotilla," scheduled to set sail tomorrow, Sunday, from the port of Barcelona, Spain, toward the besieged Gaza Strip, is a "global protest against Israeli crimes."
The committee called on people from around the world to support the flotilla, which it said was "an extension and inspiration of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition's efforts since 2010, starting with the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara, through successive attempts to break the blockade, and finally the 2025 blockade-breaking waves, which have so far been represented by the ships Al-Dumayr, Madeleine, and Hanthala."
Since March 2, Israel has closed all crossings into Gaza, preventing any humanitarian aid from entering the territory, plunging the enclave into famine despite the backlog of aid trucks at its borders.
