"An aid flotilla bound for Gaza with Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg on board set sail from Barcelona on Sunday, organizers said. At least 20 vessels left the port on the Spanish east coast just after 15:30 CEST (13:30 GMT) carrying humanitarian aid and a number of activists, as a large crowd of supporters cheered them on."
"The flotilla is flying a number of Palestinian flags, with "sumud" being the Arabic term for "steadfastness." "The question here today is not why we are sailing," Thunberg told reporters. "The story here is about Palestine." "The story here is how people are being deliberately deprived of the very basic means to survive. The story here is how the world can be silent.""
A multinational aid flotilla carrying humanitarian supplies and activists departed Barcelona with at least 20 vessels and hundreds aboard, aiming to reach Gaza in mid-September. The convoy flies Palestinian flags and uses the name Global Sumud Flotilla, invoking the Arabic word for steadfastness, and has pledged to open a humanitarian corridor and challenge the maritime blockade. Greta Thunberg is among the passengers after a prior deportation from Gaza waters in June. Delegations from 44 countries and prominent public figures are participating, while Spain says it will provide diplomatic and consular protection for its citizens aboard.
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