The International Committee to Break the Siege on Gaza announced Saturday that two additional boats have joined the latest wave of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s mission to challenge the Zionist occupation’s blockade of Gaza, raising the total number of vessels en route to 11, after the Zionist forces attacked the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters.
In a statement, the committee said the two ships, Ghassan Kanafani and al-Awda (The return), are part of the convoy currently carrying some 170 international activists.
The flotilla has passed the Greek island of Crete and is now positioned north of Egypt’s Marsa Matruh on its course toward Gaza, it added.
Among the leading vessels is the “Doctors and Journalists’ Ship,” also known as al-Damir (Conscience), a large ship transporting international doctors and reporters from across the world.
“We will not leave Gaza alone,” the committee declared, emphasizing that the ships aim to defy “Israel’s” siege and deliver humanitarian aid to the territory.
The Zionist occupation’s naval forces attacked and seized vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla on Thursday and detained more than 470 activists from over 50 countries. The flotilla had been attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza and challenge the occupation’s blockade of the enclave.
