"We sail to sustain hope. To lose hope is to give up on the people of Gaza and surrender them to an evil regime. Food. Medication. Shelter. Freedom of movement. Water. Air. Six basics for the survival of any human being and yet, for the past 23 months, we have watched with horror as apartheid Israel, backed by some of the most powerful governments in the world, has robbed the people of Gaza of these basic necessities for survival."
"Together with many in the world, we have marched, spoken up, boycotted reflecting the sentiments of the global majority. But this has not been enough to pressure world governments to stop Israel's siege on Gaza and ensure that a genocide, occurring in real time, is put to an end. While we are unable to deliver all six of the basics listed above, we hope to break the blockade and deliver food, medication and water to a besieged and starving population."
"This is the mission of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF). The GSF is the largest citizen-led humanitarian flotilla mission to Gaza ever, combining previous humanitarian missions to Gaza over land, sea and air. It builds on decades of Palestinian resistance and international solidarity. It includes activists, humanitarians, doctors, artists, clergy and lawyers all of whom have come together to take direct action to break the siege."
The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) aims to break the maritime blockade on Gaza to deliver food, medication and water to a besieged population. The GSF is the largest citizen-led humanitarian flotilla to Gaza, combining prior land, sea and air missions and drawing on decades of Palestinian resistance and international solidarity. Participants include activists, humanitarians, doctors, artists, clergy and lawyers. The South African delegation comprises ten people from diverse religious and secular backgrounds. The mission aligns with International Court of Justice provisional measures and orders requiring Israel to enable urgently needed humanitarian assistance, yet international pressure has failed to end the siege.
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