In a statement published on the X platform, the organization indicated that the flotilla represents "a powerful and inspiring expression of solidarity with Palestinians struggling to survive under the cruel and illegal Israeli blockade and the ongoing genocide in the occupied Gaza Strip."
She stressed that any attempt by Israel to prevent the flotilla from carrying out its peaceful mission "constitutes an attack on humanitarian principles and international law."
On Sunday, approximately 20 ships as part of the Steadfastness Flotilla departed from the Spanish port of Barcelona. A number of boats loaded with aid also departed from the port of Genoa in northwestern Italy on Monday, joining the flotilla in Sicily and then continuing their journey to Tunisian ports and then to Gaza.
The international organization noted that the launch of this mission by activists from nearly 50 countries "represents a condemnation of the international community's continued failure to pressure Israel to end its inhumane blockade, a requirement ordered three times by the International Court of Justice in 2024."
She noted that Palestinians in Gaza are facing starvation and "one of the worst man-made humanitarian disasters in the world."
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She stressed that "Israel has an obligation to ensure that civilians in Gaza have access to sufficient food, medicine, and other supplies essential to their survival. Obstructing the delivery of life-saving aid can never be justified."
The organization called on Israel to "lift its illegal blockade, allow the free flow of humanitarian aid and life-saving supplies, and end its genocide against Palestinians in Gaza."
Participating in the flotilla are the Freedom Flotilla Union, the Global Gaza Movement, the Steadfastness Flotilla, and the Malaysian "Sumud Nusantara" organization.
With American support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving 63,557 Palestinians dead and 160,660 injured, most of them children and women. More than 9,000 are missing, hundreds of thousands are displaced, and 348 Palestinians, including 127 children, are facing famine.
