As part of an international coalition of activists, doctors and others, three ships are set to sail for Gaza from Türkiye, determined to reach the besieged Strip despite the zionist entity’s threats.
The flotilla is reminiscent of 2010’s Mavi Marmara Freedom Flotilla, where a ship from Türkiye with the same goals tried to reach Gaza, resulting in the martyrdom of 10 activists after […] Occupation Forces raided the ship.
This time, the activists say they are more prepared. Two ships will carry activists, and a third will carry over 5,000 tons of aid. A fourth ship will join from Italy. The ships have been redesigned, with halls named after activists and the restaurant renamed “libertas.”
“There is no way that we can’t sail. There is no way that we can’t reach Gaza,” said one activist.
There is a possibility that the IOF will attack the ships, but the activists hold that the people of Palestine are in danger, too, and it is worth the risk.
That and Mandla, who was going to be on board the Flotilla, is most definitely marked for death by the Isnotreali military. If captured, he was never going to see South Africa or his family ever again. Nor would he be seen by his family, the government or the South African people.
It would also make South Africa an official party to the conflict and cause an upsurge of tensions with the cracker-sphere.