Largest flotilla aims to break Gaza blockade

A flotilla of more than 50 ships carrying hundreds of activists from 44 countries is heading to Gaza in the largest attempt yet to break the Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territory by sea

Global Sumud Flotilla
Includes activist Greta Thunberg (inset), former Barcelona mayor Ada Colau and Irish actor Liam Cunningham

Sicily
ITALY
ALGERIA
GREECE
SPAIN
FRANCE
TUNISIA
ISRAEL
EGYPT
TÜRKIYE
LIBYA
CYPRUS

Mediterranean Sea

500km
310 miles

Sep 1, Barcelona: Around 20 vessels, carrying 350 people and stocked with medical and food supplies, set sail

Sep 4, Tunis: Second wave of vessels expected to join

Mid-Sep: Flotilla expected to reach Gaza

Sources: Globalsumudflotilla.org, Reuters
Pictures: Newscom, Getty Images
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