Largest Gaza aid flotilla sets sail as famine deepens:
Mission launches to break the Israeli siege that has led to 340 deaths from malnutrition
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Largest Gaza Aid Flotilla Challenges SiegeOver 300 activists from 44 countries launched 20 boats carrying vital supplies amid a declared famine in Gaza since August 2025.
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- The Global Sumud Flotilla represents the biggest civilian aid effort since the Gaza conflict started in October 2023.
- About 20 vessels departed from Spanish ports filled with food, medicine, and essential items for Gaza’s residents.
- Israel’s blockade since 2007 has intensified, causing a humanitarian crisis recognized as famine with at least 340 deaths from malnutrition.
- The flotilla aims to raise global awareness and demand an immediate end to the siege and humanitarian suffering.
This is a mission to challenge the extremely violent, business-as-usual international system that is failing to uphold international law.— Greta Thunberg told the crowd before the departure of the flotilla.
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