The Sumud Convoy: Ordinary people are stepping up where states continue to fail. Risking everything to defend human rights.

A new flotilla is forming in defiance of genocide to join the Unstoppable Fleet to Break the Siege on Gaza.

The Sumud Convoy—named after the Arabic word for steadfastness—is mobilising from ports across the Mediterranean. Its mission is to break Israel’s illegal naval blockade of Gaza and deliver vital aid directly to Palestinians under siege.

👉 Join here: https://freedomflotilla.org/

This is not a symbolic voyage. It is a direct act of civil resistance against starvation, displacement, and genocide.

Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, issued the call:

“Every Mediterranean port should send boats with aid, solidarity, and humanity to Gaza. They shall sail together—united, they will be unstoppable. #BreakingTheSiege is a legal duty for states, and a moral imperative for all of us.”

The Sumud Convoy follows in the wake of the Madleen, a civilian aid ship hijacked by Israeli forces in international waters. On board were humanitarians armed with nothing but flour, menstrual products, and baby formula. They were intercepted by Unit S13 of the Israeli Nav…