Flotilla

Canada demands Israel probe 'appalling' treatment of flotilla members

Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand told Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Saar that Ottawa would provide Israel with evidence of the mistreatment of Canadians on the flotilla.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks as he meets unionized skilled trades workers at the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada (UA) office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 15, 2026.
A convoy of jeeps of Israeli travellers drive across the Basalt lands in the Eastern desert of Jordan on November 23, 2018.

Libyan forces detain 10 Gaza land convoy activists at Sirte checkpoint

Activists greet as a boat taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which aims to reach Gaza and break Israel’s naval blockade, departs from a port in the southern Turkish resort of Marmaris, Turkey, May 14, 2026.

Gaza flotilla activist: Engaging with IDF was main goal, not humanitarian aid

Activists greet as a boat taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which aims to reach Gaza and break Israel’s naval blockade, departs from a port in the southern Turkish resort of Marmaris, Turkey, May 14, 2026.

Flotilla arrest highlights connections between banned NJ terror front, new NGO - exclusive


Gaza-bound Sumud flotilla nearing Tunisia, likely to arrive off Gaza's coast by September 17

The flotilla is believed to be seeking to reach the eastern Mediterranean off the coast of Gaza sometime around September 15 to 20.

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and other Global Sumud Flotilla members wait on their boat to depart to Gaza from Barcelona, Spain September 1, 2025.

New Gaza flotilla revives debate: Is Israel's naval blockade legal? - explainer

While the legal argument may appear straightforward in military manuals, Israel’s actions are also scrutinized through the lens of international diplomacy.

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and other Global Sumud Flotilla members wait on their boat to depart to Gaza from Barcelona, Spain September 1, 2025, after stormy weather forced the flotilla to return to port earlier.

Mandela's grandson: What Palestinians face is 'far worse form of apartheid'

Mandla Mandela, 51, will join the Global Sumud Flotilla, which includes dozens of boats and hundreds of people from 44 countries, including Sweden's Greta Thunberg.

Mandla Mandela, grandson of former South African President Nelson Mandela, joins protesters, mainly Houthis, during a rally to mark the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) on the last Friday of Ramadan, in Sanaa, Yemen March 28, 2025.

Greta's flotilla faces storms, drone surveillance on mission against Gaza blockade

Participants in the Global Sumud Flotilla stated in an Instagram video that, approximately 90 nautical miles from the Island of Menorca, they "detected the first drones."

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg departs on the Global Sumud Flotilla, a humanitarian expedition to Gaza, from the port of Barcelona, Spain August 31, 2025

Activists’ Gaza flotilla hampered by wind, lost boats, and slow pace - analysis

Activists’ Sumud flotilla continues its voyage toward Gaza but faces setbacks, including rough weather, lost vessels, and slow speeds as the group sails south from Barcelona.

An activist stands on a sailboat from the Global Sumud Flotilla humanitarian expedition as it prepares to set sail for Gaza at the port of Barcelona, Spain, August 30, 2025.

Israel’s challenge with the Global Sumud flotilla heading to Gaza - analysis

So far, the weather has been Israel's ally, preventing 20 vessels from departing Spain to join other ships that activists want to use to get to Gaza.

Boats of a humanitarian flotilla with aid and pro-Palestinian activists, including climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, which was heading to Gaza and has returned to Barcelona due to stormy weather, according to the organisers, are docked, in Barcelona, Spain September 1, 2025.

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Protesters hold posters of Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, and assassinated Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, and Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi during a protest to show solidarity with Palestinian prisoners, outside the UN offices in Sanaa, Yemen, August 3, 2024.

Greta Thunberg's Gaza aid flotilla sets sail from Barcelona after temporary halt due to storm

The Global Sumud Flotilla Mission temporarily returned to port in Barcelona due to stormy weather, before setting sail again later on Monday.

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg gestures while departing with other activists on the Global Sumud Flotilla, a humanitarian expedition to Gaza, at the port of Barcelona, Spain August 31, 2025.

Ben-Gvir plans to designate Global Sumud Flotilla activists as terrorists, seize boats

Activists will be held in prisons for terrorists and will be denied special privileges such as television, radio, and specialized food.

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir seen at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, July 17, 2025

A second attempt: Greta Thunberg embarks on Gaza flotilla from Spain

Activists set sail in the second attempt to reach the Gaza Strip after the Israeli navy intercepted the group's first attempt.

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg departs on the Global Sumud Flotilla, a humanitarian expedition to Gaza, from the port of Barcelona, Spain August 31, 2025