Climate preacher Gita Thunberg and 11 other activists on Sunday afternoon for the Gaza Strip, who rode on a ship carrying aid. The organizers said that the mission aims to “break the siege of Israel” in the devastated region.
“Game of Thrones” actors Liam Cunningham and Reema Hassan, a French member of the European Parliament, who are of Palestinian origin, are also among the crew. Hasan has been stopped from entering Israel due to his active opposition Israeli attack on Gaza,
The Saleing Boat Madellen – Activist Group Freedom Flotilla alliance – departed from Sicilian port in Catenia in Southern Italy.
The coalition states that “Madeline” with twelve humanists today with Gaza and more life-saving assistance, including the child’s formula, medical supply, and more. In a social media post sunday. “There is no threat in unarmed and non -violent, ‘Madelleen’. He leaves completely according to international law. Any attack or intervention will be a deliberate, illegal attack on citizens.”
As the crew tries to reach the coast of Gaza, they hope that their visit will raise “international awareness” on the ongoing human crisis, the activists said in a press conference on Sunday, before departure.
Thunberg said after bursting in tears during his speech,
He said, “The moment we stop trying, when we lose our humanity. And no matter how dangerous this mission is, it is also not dangerous as the silence of the whole world in front of live-stream massacre,” he said.
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Israel, which was later established after Holocost, has rejected allegations of massacre against it as an antisemtic “blood complaint”.
In mid -May, Israel reduced his blockade of Gaza after nearly three months, allowing limited amounts of humanitarian aid in the region.
Experts have warned that Gaza is At risk of famine If it is not brought in much help.
United Nations agencies and major support groups say the breakdown of Israeli ban, law and order, and widespread looting Gaza is extremely difficult to assist about 2 million Palestinians.
The workers are expected to take seven days to reach their destination if they are not stopped.
Thunberg, who became an internationally renowned climate activist after organizing a large -scale adolescent protests in his original Sweden, was due to riding a previous freedom flotilla ship last month.
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In early May, attempts to reach Gaza in early May, failed after another ship of the group, “Vivek”, was attacked by two alleged drones, while the coast of Malta was sung in international waters.
The group blamed Israel for the attack, which damaged the front part of the ship, with a latest conflict on efforts to send assistance to the Palestinian region of about 19 months.
The Israeli government says that the blockade is an attempt to pressurize Hamas to leave the hostages during October 7, 2023, which triggers the conflict. Hamas -led militants attacked Southern Israel that day, in which some 1,200 people were killed, mostly citizens, and 251 were kidnapped. Hamas is still catching 58 hostages, of which 23 are believed to be alive.
In response, Israel launched an aggressive launch, which according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, killed more than 52,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, who do not distinguish between fighters and citizens. Israel’s bombing and grassroots operations have destroyed the vast areas of the region and rendered most of their population homeless.
Israel was the latest in a growing number of critics to accuse Israel to Israel in its war in Floral Group Gaza. Israel denied the allegations, saying that his war is directed to Hamas’s terrorists, not the citizens of Gaza.
“We are breaking the siege of Gaza by the sea, but it is part of a comprehensive strategy of gathering that will also try to break the siege by land,” said activist Thiago Avila.
Avila cited the upcoming global march for Gaza-an international initiative is also open to doctors, lawyers and media-which is ready to leave Egypt and reach a ruf crossing in mid-June, asking Israel to reopen Gaza aggressive and border.