A month after Israel intercepted the “Madleen,” social-justice activists plan to launch another aid ship bound for Gaza on July 13.
One month after Israeli naval forces intercepted the vessel Madleen, carrying climate activist Greta Thunberg, the “Freedom Flotilla to Gaza” organization announced on Monday that another ship will attempt to breach the blockade on the Palestinian enclave on July 13.
The organization stated that the vessel will depart from the port of Syracuse in Sicily this coming Sunday, carrying “volunteers, doctors, lawyers, social-justice activists and journalists.” The announcement did not include specific information about the identities of the participants. to the cartoon character of a refugee child that has become a symbol of the Palestinian cause throughout the Arab world.
The upcoming voyage follows two previous flotilla attempts that captured international attention.