The Global Sumud Flotilla is in the port of Barcelona ready to leave for Gaza with food and medicine
At 3 p.m. twenty ships will depart with representatives from at least 44 countries, including four Basques, in order to denounce the genocide and blockade.
Theflotilla driven by the Global Sumud Flotilla is in the port of Barcelona with the aim of leaving in the afternoon for Gaza and bringing food and medicine to its citizens and denouncing the "blockade and genocide" in Israel.
Itwill bring together 20 boats and at least willbe representatives of 44 countries , 4 Basque citizens .
The first group of ships will depart from Barcelona at 3:00 p.m. for Gaza, then on 4 September they will join more ships in Tunisia.
At a press conference held this morning in Barcelona by the organizers of the Global Sumud Flotilla, the Swedish activist Greta Thunberg explained that "More and more people are opening their eyes to the atrocities of Israel."
Thunberg says the important thing is not the flotilla mission and he's been terrified of the genocide they're giving live because people can go on with their lives as if nothing happened.
Other activists and celebrities supporting the initiative (Ada Colau, Liam Cunningham, Eduard Fernandez and Tadhg Hickey) have also participated in the press conference.
Greta Thunberg and the organizers of the Global Sumud flotilla, this morning in Barcelona.
He has also indicated that any attack on the flotilla will be a "war crime" and that they hope to break the blockade, in joint statements with Saif Abukesh and Mohamed Nadir Al-Nuri, the flotilla's organisers.
"We believe we will break the blockade, we carry more ships than on all previous missions," Avila said.
Basque delegation
A Basque delegation will also participate in this humanitarian flotilla, and the Global Movement for Gaza Euskal Herria platform has announced that four Basques will travel on these ships. The names and surnames of the participants have not been reported "for safety, as it poses a risk to Israel's possible reprisals".
From the political world, a group of representatives of EH Bildu travelled to Barcelona this Sunday to express their support for the flotilla leaving for Palestine this afternoon.
"The Palestinian cause is our cause; it is the cause of all peoples fighting freely to decide their future," stressed EH Bildu MP Amancay Villalba.
It has also denounced the "disappointing temperance of the international community" and warned that the genocide delivered directly is getting worse every day: "Israel continues to act with impunity."
Mobilizations in the Basque Country
In order to protect the fleet, they have organized numerous activities in the Basque Country, and from Monday to Friday they held a fasting in the premises of the Association of Neighbours of the Old Town of Gasteiz Txiki to "raise awareness of the critical situation of the Palestinian people". At the end of the fasting, on Friday at noon, a demonstration was held from the Artium Museum.
On 6 September, a new maritime march will take place in the Bilbao River between Santurtzi and the Maritime Museum. The Global Movement for Gaza calls for the silent participation of the Basque Country.
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