Greta Thunberg does not fear the consequences of her actions when it comes to defending her values. The Swedish activist has confirmed that he will return to Gaza in a flotilla that It will start from Spain on August 31. This will occur after his last failed attempt, in which he was arrested and deported by the Israeli authorities.
Thunberg announced that on August 31 will depart from Spain a new flotilla with which we seek to bring humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, according to a publication that made this Sunday on Instagram. “On August 31, we launched the greatest attempt to break the illegal Israeli siege over Gaza with dozens of ships that sail from Spain”communicates Thunberg.
“We will meet with dozens more on September 4 sailing from Tunisia and other ports”points out the announcement, in which in addition to Thunberg, several proportional activists participate. The campaign indicates that the mobilization of “More than 44 countries in simultaneous manifestations and actions to break the complicity in solidarity with the Palestinian people“.
Greta Thunberg deported by Israeli authorities
It is not the first time that Thunberg tries to arrive with help to Gaza. In fact, he was one of the members of the 'Flotilla de la Libertad' who tried to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza, But he was intercepted on June 8 by the Israeli army. Of the twelve activists traveling aboard the 'Madleen'a ship of the 'Fleeta de la Libertad' that sought to break the Israeli block over Gaza and deliver a symbolic amount of humanitarian aid in the enclave, four (among them Thunberg) agreed to be deported after the interception of the ship by the Israeli army.
The rest of the activists refused Deportation orders is arrested for 72 hours or more before being expelled from the country.
The activists' lawyers said Israel's authorities “intercepted and seized by force” of the ship and “arrested volunteers, violating their will and their fundamental rights according to international law”. Another ship of the Fleeta de la Libertad, El Handala, was also intercepted by the Israeli army on July 27.
Greta Thunberg in a proper manifestation
One of the Handala crew, the Franco-South deputy in the European Parliament, Emma Fourreau, then wrote in X, Antique Twitter, that the ship was approached by the Israeli army 115 kilometers from the coast of Gaza and that the crew threw its phones into the water as a safety measure.
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“The handala carried a shipping of critical humanitarian aid for the Palestinians in Gaza that included formula milk for babies, diapers, food and medicines. The entire load was non -military, civil, with the aim of being distributed directly to a population that faces a deliberate famine and a medical collapse under the illegal blockade of Israel, “the organization said.
