https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/7a426d9b-4b7b-424d-906b-196330053814 The Global Sumud Flotilla, carrying critical aid to Gaza, began the final leg of its planned route after departing ports across Tunisia this weekend. The first of over 40 boats now at sea left Gammarth port on Saturday, with the final boat departing Bizerte on Monday morning. One week after arriving in Tunis, 16 of the fleet’s original 24 boats resumed their journey east from Barcelona, carrying aid and international passengers in a bid to open a humanitarian corridor and break Israel’s siege on Gaza, which is illegal under international law. At least 422 people in Gaza have died from malnutrition caused by Israel’s blockade, since famine was declared in August. Several of the flotilla’s original boats sustained heavy storm damage before reaching Tunis, and are now unable to continue the journey. But the flotilla, which is carrying food, water, medicine and other critical supplies, has been joined by a handful of additional boats that assembled in Tunis, where over 50 new passengers undertook mandatory non-violence training in order to join the crew. The departure from Tunis was delayed by 11 days, after two ships were attacked by drones and a number of assembled vessels failed to meet the organisers’ safety threshold. Over 40 boats are now en route to Gaza carrying aid provisions such as baby formula and medical supplies, as well as over 300 international participants. Among them are parliamentarians from countries including France, Brazil, Spain, Argentina, Algeria, Italy and Germany. “We’re carrying a lot of humanitarian aid, but we’re also carrying a message of support from the peoples of the world that we are with the Palestinian people,” said Bruno Gilga, a spokesperson for the Global Sumud Flotilla. ✍️: MEE / Mathilda Mallinson in the Global Sumud Flotilla Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:05:34 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/7a426d9b-4b7b-424d-906b-196330053814 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.