⛵️✍️ Flotilla Update⛵️✍️: After a final technical pit stop... in Antalya bay, the Global Sumud Flotilla fleet with over 50 boats is heading for Gaza—on alert as it sails past Cyprus, and with no more planned stops. Soon after departing from a port in Marmaris, Turkey, the 58 Sumud Flotilla boats were forced to make a technical stop, with two ships decommissioned for this leg of the journey. Any further technical problems will mean the boats will be serviced independently of the flotilla, which does not plan to stop for any reason. Now, the fleet is leaving Antalya bay and will continue on toward Gaza, after departing today. From here, according to the revised route passing by Cyprus, it will take 3 to 4 days to reach Gaza. The fleet will be in international waters west of Cyprus by the end of the day, and organizers have implemented a heightened alert status for the fleet starting at sundown this evening, when the ships immediately risk attack and interception by Israeli forces. The fleet will remain on high alert until interception or until it reaches Gaza’s shores.show more

HAPPENING NOW: the Global Sumud Flotilla is meeting more... boats off the coast of Tunisia before finally leaving Tunisian waters and sailing on to Gaza. The boats meeting us here are a mixture of boats from the original Barcelona fleet and new boats from the Maghreb Sumud flotilla. More updates coming 🇵🇸show more

From Barcelona to Gaza and beyond, we rise up... for collective liberation! The Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail again. Even though we’ll have to wait out until the storm coming from Menorca has passed, all our boats are ready to continue onto Italy, our next stop towards Palestine where more boats will join the fleet. Watch live online!show more

The Israeli occupation has labeled the Global Sumud Flotilla... a ‘Hamas-Sumud flotilla,’ claiming it exists solely to provoke. Israeli authorities warned the fleet that it is entering an active combat zone and violating a lawful naval blockade, while reiterating that humanitarian aid can be delivered peacefully through official channels to Gaza. Meanwhile, volunteers aboard the flotilla, including Greta Thunberg, reported that Israeli forces are intercepting the ships in international waters, urging the public to call on their governments to ensure the safety of the Global Sumud Flotilla that aims at delivereing humanitarian aid to Gaza.show more

URGENT: The Sumud Flotilla has been attacked on international... waters by Israeli drones. This on a day where Israel shut the border crossing from Jordan to the West Bank and murdered multiple civilians in Gaza. Will states stand by as civilian advocates of theirs are killed too?!show more

Good morning from the Global Sumud Flotilla. We were... on alert last night because of increased drone activity, but all is well today. As of this morning, we are 39 boats sailing together (a few had to be left behind in Sicily), and I’ve been told six more are ready to meet us from Greece on Wednesday. I’ll record a proper video update later today, but we’re now just FIVE DAYS from the ‘orange line’ where we **could** face Israeli interception, and ONE WEEK from the shores of Gaza. This morning we’ve been doing more training for interception. As always, the emphasis is on non-violence. Gaza, we are coming 🇵🇸❤️show more

Netanyahu has arrived at the White House to meet... with President Trump to discuss the 21-Point Plan 📜 Trump’s 21-Point “Day After” Plan for Gaz: 1. Gaza will be a de-radicalized, terror-free zone that does not pose a threat to its neighbors. 2. Gaza will be redeveloped for the benefit of its people. 3. If Israel and Hamas agree to the proposal, the war will immediately end, with the IDF halting all operations and gradually withdrawing from the Strip. 4. Within 48 hours of Israel publicly accepting the deal, all living and deceased hostages will be returned. 5. Once the hostages are returned, Israel will free several hundred Palestinian security prisoners serving life sentences and over 1,000 Gazans arrested since the start of the war, along with the bodies of several hundred Palestinians. 6. Once the hostages are returned, Hamas members who commit to peaceful coexistence will be granted amnesty, while members who wish to leave the Strip will be granted safe passage to receiving countries. 7. Once this agreement is reached, aid will surge into the Strip at rates no lower than the benchmarks set in the January 2025 hostage deal, which included 600 trucks of aid per day, along with the rehabilitation of critical infrastructure and the entry of equipment for removing rubble. 8. Aid will be distributed — without interference from either side — by the United Nations and the Red Crescent, along with other international organizations not associated with either Israel or Hamas. 9. Gaza will be administered by a temporary, transitional government of Palestinian technocrats who will be responsible for providing day-to-day services for the people of the Strip. The committee will be supervised by a new international body established by the US in consultation with Arab and European partners. It will establish a framework for funding the redevelopment of Gaza until the Palestinian Authority has completed its reform program. 10. An economic plan will be created to rebuild Gaza through the convening of experts with experience in constructing modern Middle East cities and through the consideration of existing plans aimed at attracting investments and creating jobs. 11. An economic zone will be established, with reduced tariffs and access rates to be negotiated by participating countries. 12. No one will be forced to leave Gaza, but those who choose to leave will be allowed to return. Moreover, Gazans will be encouraged to remain in the Strip and offered an opportunity to build a better future there. 13. Hamas will have no role in Gaza’s governance whatsoever. There will be a commitment to destroy and stop building any offensive military infrastructure, including tunnels. Gaza’s new leaders will commit to peaceful coexistence with their neighbors. 14. A security guarantee will be provided by regional partners to ensure that Hamas and other Gaza factions comply with their obligations and that Gaza ceases to pose a threat to Israel or its own people. 15. The US will work with Arab and other international partners to develop a temporary international stabilization force that will immediately deploy in Gaza to oversee security in the Strip. The force will develop and train a Palestinian police force, which will serve as a long-term internal security body. 16. Israel will not occupy or annex Gaza, and the IDF will gradually hand over territory it currently occupies, as the replacement security forces establish control and stability in the Strip. 17. If Hamas delays or rejects this proposal, the above points will proceed in terror-free areas, which the IDF will gradually hand over to the international stabilization force. 18. Israel agrees not to carry out future strikes in Qatar. The US and the international community acknowledge Doha’s important mediating role in the Gaza conflict. 19. A process will be established to de-radicalize the population. This will include an interfaith dialogue aimed at changing mindsets and narratives in Israel and Gaza. 20. When Gaza’s redevelopment has been advanced and the PA reform program has been implemented, the conditions may be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian statehood, which is recognized as the aspiration of the Palestinian people. 21. The US will establish a dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians to agree on a political horizon for peaceful coexistence.show more

🚨 BREAKING: Handala Sabotaged in Gallipoli The Freedom Flotilla... has been sabotaged again. This time, it’s Handala — our boat preparing to sail to Gaza to break Israel’s illegal siege. A rope was deliberately wrapped around the propeller, and acidic fluid was delivered instead of fresh water — endangering both the vessel and the people aboard. This isn’t the first time: •2010 – Mavi Marmara Flotilla: Multiple ships suffered suspicious mechanical failures before Israeli commandos stormed the Mavi Marmara, killing 10 civilians. •2011 – Freedom Flotilla II: Ships like the Juliano and MV Saoirse were damaged before departure. Organizers accused Israel of sabotage. •2025 – Conscience: Hit by drone strikes in international waters. Activists again pointed to Israel. This is a pattern: calculated acts to stop peaceful civilians from delivering aid and solidarity to a starved and besieged population. It is cowardice. It is desperation. And it will not break us. To those behind this: You may delay us — but you will not stop us. We sail for Gaza. We sail for justice. Free Palestine. #FreePalestine #BreakTheSiege #FreedomFlotilla #Handala #Gaza #EndTheBlockade #SailToGazashow more

Maduro declares a state of emergency and calls for... mobilization, according to Venezuela’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Russia’s war has opened Pandora’s box. Conflicts are now waged through military means. A struggle for control over Venezuelan oil is underway. Will strikes on Venezuela affect Russia’s shadow fleet? Undoubtedly. "Venezuelan oil" plays a major role for the so-called shadow fleet. At one point, Rosneft (Sechin) invested large sums in Venezuela’s oil sector. In fact, the shadow transfer of part of the oil industry to the Russians was the price paid for preserving Maduro’s regime. Today, Russians mix Russian oil with Venezuelan oil, which is also sold through the shadow fleet, and market it as oil from third countries. If Trump succeeds in a rapid change of the Maduro regime, it will not stop but will complicate the operations of Russia’s shadow fleet. Everyone also remembers, after the defeats in Syria and Iran, that Russia does not really help its "partners." The only thing it can offer is asylum for those fleeing.show more

My article on the rise of the Chinese navy,... along with my 30-minute post, generated a lot of comments. I want to complete my argument by saying that I see no way out for the American fleet. In the same way that the Russian Black Sea Fleet had no escape, the times have changed. Large ships are no longer synonymous with power; they've become huge targets. There's no way to defend the Seventh Fleet against the Chinese. These ships should be kept in safer locations, and the Americans should operate more UUVs (unmanned underwater vehicles) and smaller vessels equipped with the new SM-3 and tomahawk near Japan. When I talk about smaller ships, I'm also suggesting a shift in the American concept of power projection. Russian shipyards today primarily produce corvettes, smaller, cheaper, and faster boats equipped with anti-missile defense systems and hypersonic missiles. The Russians gave up "punching a knife's edge" and pulled their fleet out of Ukrainian range. The Americans will be forced to do the same if tensions heat up in the Sea of Japan. Times have changed, and anyone who swims against the tide will end up badlyshow more

So Spain is launching a new flotilla from Barcelona... with Iranian flags, Palestinian flags, gay flags… all on the same boat. I wonder why they didn’t organize this flotilla when they were killing 12 people a day during the protests in Iran? Or why they don’t launch a flotilla to Nigeria, Congo, or the countries where Christians are suffering a genocide? With any luck, it will rain tomorrow and they’ll all get a shower. The smell of these people in those small boats must be nauseating.show more

💢 The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) announced Monday that... 52 civilian boats carrying 461 volunteers from 45 countries have been intercepted by Israeli naval vessels in international waters while transporting food, baby formula, and medical aid to Gaza. Two weeks ago Israel intercepted 22 of its vessels off the coast of Greece, detaining 181 volunteers, subjecting them to what the group said was physical and sexual violence, and abducting two to Israel. The flotilla is calling on governments in all 45 countries with nationals aboard to demand the immediate release of detained volunteers, safe passage for those still at sea, and concrete steps toward ending Israel’s siege of Gaza.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 🎥 Video from GSFshow more

More from Tom Barrack on Israel & Turkey: ⭕️There... will be no war between Turkey and Israel. It will not happen. ⭕️Israel fears Turkish involvement in Gaza due to the rhetoric between Erdoğan and Netanyahu. In my opinion, everything will hold and Turkey will take part. ⭕️If the momentum continues regarding the ceasefire in Gaza, we will soon see a trade agreement between Turkey and Israel. ⭕️If it weren't for Turkey, the ceasefire agreement in Gaza would not have been implemented. The fact that Turkey does not define Hamas as a terrorist organization helped bring Hamas one step closer to the agreement.show more

Polio vaccines for 1,255,000 people were delivered to Gaza... today via the Kerem Shalom Crossing. This is done in coordination with World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, and as part of our humanitarian efforts. In the coming days, international and local medical teams will vaccinate children who have not yet been vaccinated against polio at various locations in Gaza. The vaccination campaign in Gaza led by WHO and UNICEF will be conducted in coordination with the Israel Defense Forces through COGAT, as part of the routine humanitarian pauses that will allow the population to reach the medical centers where the vaccinations will be administered.show more

Brazilian Israel-hater and alleged sex pest Thiago Avila was... one of two arrested after the Israeli Navy intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla, aka the selfies and sex flotilla, last week. Avila is said to be affiliated with the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad (PCPA), an organisation that has been accused by Washington of "clandestinely acting on behalf of" Hamas. This is the same guy who attended the funeral of vaporized arch terrorist, Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah, so it is not a stretch to believe this. Speaking of a stretch.. #prisonlifeshow more

Laura from Poland who is on the land convoy... part of the Gaza Flotilla has been arrested in Libya along with nine others. She wants the world to speak up for her but I suspect this will be a case of ‘no Jews no news’. Sorry Laura.show more

⚡BREAKING : The White House has unveiled a peace... plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip The 20-point program was published by the RapidResponse47 account, which presents itself as the official rapid response channel of the Trump administration. Here are some key points: 📍Immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of Israeli forces. 📍Israel will not occupy or annex Gaza. 📍All hostages must be released within 72 hours of the deal’s acceptance. 📍Israel will then release 250 life-sentence prisoners and 1,700 Gazans. 📍Hamas members willing to disarm will be granted amnesty or allowed to leave Gaza. 📍Gaza will be run by a temporary “Palestinian Committee” under the supervision of an international “Board of Peace” led by Donald Trump. 📍Gaza’s military infrastructure will be destroyed. 📍In return, Gaza will be rebuilt under an economic plan “like Dubai.” “Let’s call it eternal peace in the Middle East,” Trump said during his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.show more