A second flotilla composed of nine ships that sailed last weekend in Italy maintains its course towards the Gaza Strip with the intention of breaking the Israeli block, despite the interception last night of the other mission.
This second flotilla is made up of eight sailboats from the 'Thousand Madleens to Gaza' collective that came out last Saturday from Catania (South) and by the 'Conscience' passenger ship, of the 'Freedom Flotilla', which left another (south) with 92 crew members, of these seven Spaniards. Among the participants there are several nationalities, including the Spanish. One of the members of this new flotilla is Jimena González, The deputy of Más Madrid at the Madrid Assembly.
Currently, the sailboats are sailing south of Crete's Greek island while the 'conscience' is more delayed, bordering the Peloponnese peninsula, according to the naval tracker that the organizers have activated to follow the journey.
The intention, as confirmed to Efe them, is to “continue towards Gaza to break the blockade” of the Israeli authorities.
The mission continues that last night the Israel army cut the passage to the 43 ships that were part of Global Sumud Flotilla, which the Mediterranean crossed after leaving ports of Spain, Tunisia and Italy.
In addition, activists who were traveling on board have been arrested to take them to the Israeli port of Ashdod and then be expelled.