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<p>BARCELONA, (PIC)</p>



<p>The \u201cGlobal Sumud (Resilience) Flotilla\u201d set sail from the Spanish 
city of Barcelona on Sunday in a new humanitarian solidarity initiative 
aimed at breaking the Israeli blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip for 
years, which has intensified since last March.</p>



<p>The flotilla groups several international and humanitarian 
organizations, most notably the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, the Global 
Gaza Movement, the Convoy of Resilience, and Malaysia\u2019s Nusantara 
Resilience Organization.</p>



<p>Participants finalized preparations to sail with dozens of ships 
loaded with humanitarian aid, joined by activists from 44 countries, 
along with European parliamentarians and public figures, including 
former Barcelona mayor Ada Colau and Portuguese left-wing MP Mariana 
Mortįgua.</p>



<p>The flotilla\u2019s steering committee said that this step aims to open a 
safe humanitarian corridor to the besieged enclave and to exert 
international pressure to stop the ongoing genocide against the 
Palestinian people.</p>



<p>It confirmed that parallel actions will be launched from Tunisia and 
other countries on September 4, coinciding with large-scale 
demonstrations in several countries around the world in support of the 
flotilla and the demand to end the blockade.</p>



<p>This initiative builds on the efforts of the Freedom Flotilla 
Coalition since 2010, when the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara came under a 
deadly attack by Israeli forces while attempting to break the naval 
blockade on Gaza.</p>



<p>Since then, attempts to break the siege have continued, including the
 ships al-Dhamir (Conscience), Madleen, and Handala earlier this year, 
all of which were attacked and seized by Israeli forces.</p>



<p>Since March 2, Israel has continued to close all crossings leading 
into the Gaza Strip, preventing the entry of humanitarian aid, causing 
unprecedented levels of famine, according to UN agencies.</p>



<p>Although Israeli authorities have allowed limited quantities of aid 
to enter in recent weeks, they fall far short of minimum needs, while 
many aid trucks are looted by armed gangs operating under Israeli 
protection, according to governmental and human rights sources.</p>



<p>The United Nations recently declared famine officially in Gaza City, 
warning that it could spread to the central and southern parts of the 
Strip by September if the international community fails to take concrete
 action to contain the disaster and protect civilians.</p>
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