A ship from the Global Sumud flotilla bound for Gaza is moored on the small island of Koufonisi, south of Crete, Greece, on Sept. 26, 2025. (Credit: Eleftherios Elis/AFP)
A flotilla of pro-Palestinian activists who attempted to reach Gaza last year will set sail for the besieged territory again next month, one member told AFP on Friday.
The Global Sumud Flotilla said the new mission set for March 29 would be "the largest coordinated humanitarian intervention for Palestine in history" and would mobilise "thousands from over 100 countries."
"We will be sailing from Barcelona, Tunis, Italy, and many other ports not yet made public," Brazilian activist Thiago Avila told AFP.
The group said an overland convoy would also leave for Gaza on the same day, without specifying its departure point.
The campaigners sought to break an Israeli blockade by delivering aid to Gaza by sea last October, before they were intercepted by Israel, detained, and deported.
Israel controls Gaza's borders and scrutinises all aid coming into the territory.
The activists describe their actions as a "non-violent response to genocide, siege, mass starvation, and the destruction of civilian life in Gaza."
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