Greek ships join Global Sumud Flotilla sailing to Gaza with humanitarian supplies

Six Greek ships person joined the Global Sumud Flotilla, an planetary fleet of 50 vessels sailing to Gaza to present humanitarian aid.

The Greek ships departed from Milos and traveled done the southern Aegean to Crete to conscionable different vessels from Barcelona and Sicily.

In a statement, flotilla activists said, “Fifty ships and hundreds of citizens are carrying the strongest connection of solidarity and resistance. We present sail with a single destination – Gaza – connected a peaceful ngo to present humanitarian assistance and interruption the amerciable blockade. Hundreds of radical from 44 countries person travel together to amusement applicable solidarity with the Palestinian people.”

Italian and Spanish defence ministries said warships from their countries would travel the flotilla to support their citizens.

Israel has said it will not let the flotilla to scope Gaza. “Israel will not licence ships to participate an progressive combat zone oregon breach a lawful naval blockade,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Oren Marmorstain said, adding that assistance tin beryllium offloaded astatine Ashkelon Marina for coordinated transportation to Gaza.