Just in case you were worried about Greta being out of the headlines for a couple of days
Gaza-bound Flotilla reaches Italian island, 2,000 km. from Gaza
The Gaza-bound flotilla regroups off Pantelleria, plotting its next move as it sails more than 1,000 miles toward its destination.
The Gaza-bound flotilla has reached waters off the coast of the Italian island of Pantelleria, according to vessel tracking data.
The flotilla is currently split into several groups, with the largest group of 18 vessels now near Pantelleria, around 2,000 km. (1,300 miles) from Gaza. Another group of boats is at the Sicilian port of Portopalo. A third group of only two sailboats has left the Greek island of Syros from the port of Ermopoulis to join the
Global Sumud Flotilla.The flotilla is supposed to gather somewhere in the Mediterranean to combine into one large flotilla that seeks to get to Gaza. Global Sumud members believe that they are helping by trying to break through what they call Israel’s “illegal siege” of Gaza.
The flotilla has suffered some challenges along the way. When the first group of around 20 ships tried to leave
Barcelona on the last day of August, it encountered high winds and had to delay departure by a day. Then it stopped off the Spanish island of Menorca for two days. When it arrived in Tunis on September 7, its members paused for another week.
On September 14, the flotilla again began to depart the Tunisian port of Bizerte, heading east. The flotilla leaving Tunisia appeared to be down to around 18 ships after several suffered issues that caused them to become unseaworthy for the longer journey.
The Gaza-bound flotilla regroups off Pantelleria, plotting its next move as it sails more than 1,000 miles toward its destination.
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