Flotilla

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.

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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.
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.

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.

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

|ByMICHAEL STARR
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.

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.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

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.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
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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The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Ezra Taylor—the top stories, clear and concise.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
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.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
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.

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

Activist from terrorist-linked group joins latest Gaza flotilla with Greta Thunberg

Abubakra is one of the founders of Masar Badil, as well as the coordinator for the Madrid chapter of the Samidoun Prisoner Solidarity Network.

AUGUST 31, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Activists including Greta Thunberg, stand on a boat that is part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a humanitarian expedition to Gaza, as seen from the port in Barcelona, Spain August 31, 2025

Greta Thunberg, dozens of ships to reattempt Gaza blockade run

Organizers believe that a maritime route is necessary for its mission to deliver aid, accusing the IDF and Gaza Humanitarian Foundation of restricting land-based deliveries.

AUGUST 11, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Activists wash the deck of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship 'Handala' as they prepare to sail for Gaza in an attempt to break a long-standing Israeli blockade and deliver humanitarian aid amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Marsa, Malta August 16, 2024.

Do not ‘sacrifice our loved ones’: Hostage families set sail in protest of new Gaza occupation plan

The flotilla departed from Ashkelon’s port around 11 AM on Tuesday morning, and is expected to conclude the sailing around 2 PM the same day.

AUGUST 7, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES
The flotilla filled with the family members of hostages left the Ashkelon Port with the intention of sailing to Gaza.

Flotilla activist inherited $27m. from Nazi-profiteering family

Marlene Engelhorn admitted that her family fortune profited from the Nazi regime.

AUGUST 5, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Activists announce Marlene Engelhorn, heiress from Zyklon-B fortune, as participant in Gaza flotilla, August 2025.

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AUGUST 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
Gazan women are seen gathering GHF boxes

'Israel brought this on itself,' Anti-Zionist American Jew onboard Handala claims

American Jew Bob Suberi, one of the activists who was on the Handala Freedom Flotilla that was intercepted on its way to Gaza, blames Israel for the Gaza war.

AUGUST 2, 2025ByYOAV ETIEL
Activists wash the deck of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship 'Handala' as they prepare to sail for Gaza in an attempt to break a long-standing Israeli blockade and deliver humanitarian aid amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Marsa, Malta August 16, 2024.