This came at a press conference held by Ghassan Al-Hanshiri and Nabil Al-Shanoufi, members of the Maghreb Steering Committee, at the port of Sidi Bou Said in northern Tunisia.
In his speech, Al-Hanshiri stated, "We have 23 ships ready to sail, and we have received facilitations from the authorities regarding the entry of ships coming from Spain to Tunisia." However, he hinted at the existence of obstacles preventing the Maghreb fleet from setting sail for Gaza, saying, "It's as if the matter is being stalled, and we don't understand that," without providing any further explanation.
In turn, Al-Shanoufi explained that the number of Maghreb ships that will depart Tunisia is 23 ships located in the ports of Sidi Bou Said and Gammarth (in the state of Tunis), in addition to the European ships that have been arriving successively at the port of Bizerte in recent days.
He pointed out that the 23 Maghreb ships "will depart tonight towards the port of Bizerte to join the ships already there and set sail directly for Gaza, where they will be joined at sea by ships from Italy, Greece, and other countries."
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Al-Shanoufi confirmed that they will complete all procedures and preparations on Saturday and depart for Bizerte and from there to Gaza. He said, "There are 72 Tunisian participants, including doctors, actors, physicians, and journalists."
He pointed out that the fleet includes participants from Libya, Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco, and some other nationalities from Kuwait, Bahrain, and elsewhere.
According to the latest statements issued by members of the Steering Committee of the Steering Committee of the Steering Committee, the flotilla's ships are expected to set sail for Gaza on Saturday, after being postponed several times for "logistical" and "bad weather" reasons.