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The Freedom Fleet is back on its way to Gaza, mourning the 58,000 dead

The 'Handala' has departed from Sicily with symbolic support from , while the latest Israeli bombings have left 37 others dead.

Handala boat. Photo: EITB MEDIA.

Handala , chartered by the international coalition Freedom Fleet, departedthis Sunday from the port of Syracuse for the Gaza Strip.

The ship wants to carry symbolic humanitarian aid and a message of solidarity in the face of the blockade imposed by Israel, at the heart of an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that is already killing more than 58,000 people in Gaza following the latest Israeli army bombings.

"We're going to sail again," Freedom Flotilla Coalition announced on its social media.

As they sailed, dozens of people greeted the ship with cries of "freedom," waving Palestinian flags.

The international coalition has insisted that its mission is to"challenge the illegal and deadly blockade "that Israel has on the enclave, carrying a message of support for all people around the world, while Gaza" is starving, bombed and buried under rubble. "

Second trip

This is thesecond attempt by the Freedom Fleet to reach Gaza in recent weeks. Izan also in Junethe Israeli Navy stopped a beste ship and escorted it to port.

This included climate activist Greta Thunberg , Spaniard Sergio Toribio and French MEP Rima Hassan.

More than 58,000 victims.

Meanwhile, the number of victims in the Strip continues to rise. Gaza's Ministry of Health has reported that the death toll has already risen to 58,026 since the beginning of the Israeli attacks.

In addition, at least 37 other people , including several minors, have died this Sunday.

The Israeli Army has reported that it has attacked more than 150 "terrorist targets" throughout the Strip in the last 24 hours, although it has acknowledged that a "technical breakdown" in a missile has caused damage outside its intended target.

The official Palestinian agency Wafa has specified that 16 people, including six children, have been killed in this "technical breakdown" in Israel during the attack on a water distribution area at the Nuseirat refugee camp.

Other bombings have left at least 16 people dead in various areas of the enclave, including homes and a camp for displaced persons.

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