There Global Sumud flotilla (GSF) continues its progression to Gaza despite the attempts at Israeli interception. Composed of more than 40 ships, the fleet is less than 150 nautical miles from the Israeli coasts, in a Upper Maritime Surveillance Zone.
Repeated confrontations
The member of the coordination of joint work for Palestine, Wael Naouar, published this morning, on his Facebook page, from the flotilla that Israeli ships had tried to intercept the Alma ship, but that the flotilla remained united and continued on its way to Gaza.
When Israeli forces have redirected their attention to the ship Siriusthe same dynamic has happened again: The other convoy ships continued their progresspreventing the Israeli navy from dispersing the convoy.
“Even if you stop 47 ships, the 48ᵉ will continue towards Gaza,” reports Wael Naouar, illustrating the resilience and collective discipline crews.
Nearby humanitarian and military ships
The flotilla is accompanied remotely by humanitarian aid and international military shipsmonitoring the situation to avoid major incidents. Israeli drones continue to fly over the convoy at medium altitude, creating a High risk area.
Italy has announced that it will stop his naval escort Once the flotilla has entered the Israeli area, for fear of a direct confrontation. Other countries, such as Australia, have expressed their concern for the safety of their nationalscalling for compliance with international law and measures to avoid confrontations.