A new flotilla of international activists has left for the Gaza Strip from the Spanish city of Barcelona, hoping to break a nearly decade-long Israeli blockade.
Two sailing boats, Amal and Zaytouna, with 11 women on board each, sailed off on Wednesday evening under the banner "The Women's Boat to Gaza".
The passengers, including Swedish European Parliament Member Malin Bjork and Dr Fouzia Hassan of Malaysia, aim to reach Gaza by early October.
"We are carrying food and medicine on the boat that will be distributed to Gazans upon arrival," Zohar Chamberlain Regev, a spokeswoman of the initiative, told Al Jazeera.
"But mainly we are carrying a message of hope and solidarity, because we think Gazans want that most of all."
She said she had high hopes that the flotilla would not be stopped by the Israeli navy and reach the destination.
"We know that we are not a threat to Israel. We are not heading to an Israeli port so they have no reason to stop us," she said.
aljazeera.com
14/9/16
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Two sailing boats, Amal and Zaytouna, with 11 women on board each, sailed off on Wednesday evening under the banner "The Women's Boat to Gaza".
The passengers, including Swedish European Parliament Member Malin Bjork and Dr Fouzia Hassan of Malaysia, aim to reach Gaza by early October.
"We are carrying food and medicine on the boat that will be distributed to Gazans upon arrival," Zohar Chamberlain Regev, a spokeswoman of the initiative, told Al Jazeera.
"But mainly we are carrying a message of hope and solidarity, because we think Gazans want that most of all."
She said she had high hopes that the flotilla would not be stopped by the Israeli navy and reach the destination.
"We know that we are not a threat to Israel. We are not heading to an Israeli port so they have no reason to stop us," she said.
aljazeera.com
14/9/16
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