{"id":17629,"date":"2025-09-29T19:02:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T19:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=17629"},"modified":"2025-09-29T19:02:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T19:02:23","slug":"international-aid-flotilla-resumes-journey-to-gaza-after-repairs-in-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=17629","title":{"rendered":"International Aid Flotilla Resumes Journey To Gaza After Repairs In Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    International Aid Flotilla Resumes Journey To Gaza After Repairs In Greece<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/flotilla-5-300x157.jpg?resize=300%2C157&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"International Aid Flotilla Resumes Journey To Gaza After Repairs In Greece\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;margin-right:10px;width:150px; height:150px;float:left;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/flotilla-5-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/flotilla-5-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/flotilla-5-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/flotilla-5-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/flotilla-5.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1875961\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1875961\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1875961\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/flotilla-5.jpg?resize=1200%2C628\" alt=\"flotilla\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/flotilla-5.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/flotilla-5-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/flotilla-5-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/flotilla-5-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/flotilla-5-150x79.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1875961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screengrab from X video posted by Thiago \u00c1vila<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An international aid flotilla aiming to challenge Israel\u2019s naval blockade and deliver assistance to Gaza has resumed its journey after several days in Greek waters for repairs.<\/p>\n<p>Organisers confirmed that the mission now includes Greek vessels, bringing the total to 47 civilian boats. They described the operation as \u201ccomplete\u201d and said they sail \u201cwith hope in their hearts\u201d for Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The flotilla includes around 40 Italians and activists from dozens of other countries, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg. The mission plans to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza in the coming week despite warnings from some governments about the risks involved.<\/p>\n<p>Last Wednesday, the flotilla was targeted in international waters off Crete by drones carrying stun grenades and irritants. The attack caused damage to vessels but no injuries.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Handala has just been illegally intercepted by the Zionist entity of Israel while carrying baby formula to starving children <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2awEkXXLwp\">pic.twitter.com\/2awEkXXLwp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thiago \u00c1vila (@thiagoavilabr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thiagoavilabr\/status\/1949214390999568690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Israel stated that it would use all necessary measures to stop vessels from reaching Gaza, justifying its blockade as a security measure in response to Hamas\u2019s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, which killed around 1,200 people and took 251 hostages to Gaza. Gaza\u2019s health authorities say more than 65,000 people have died in the Israeli offensive since then.<\/p>\n<p>Italy\u2019s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani reiterated a proposal made last week that the flotilla dock in Cyprus so aid could be distributed to Gaza through the Roman Catholic Church.<\/p>\n<p>The flotilla rejected this idea, insisting that their goal is to reach Gaza directly. Tajani cautioned that approaching Israeli waters \u201cis dangerous\u201d and warned about unpredictable outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Italy and Spain have deployed navy ships near the flotilla to assist with rescue and humanitarian needs if required. The flotilla organisers emphasise that the mission is both a humanitarian initiative and a symbolic stand against the blockade of Gaza, calling it an act of solidarity with the people there.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reference: Reuters<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    MI News Network<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/shipping-news\/international-aid-flotilla-resumes-journey-to-gaza-after-repairs-in-greece\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=international-aid-flotilla-resumes-journey-to-gaza-after-repairs-in-greece\">Go to marine insight<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Aid Flotilla Resumes Journey To Gaza After Repairs In Greece Screengrab from X video posted by Thiago \u00c1vila An international aid flotilla aiming to challenge Israel\u2019s naval blockade and deliver assistance to Gaza has resumed its journey after several days in Greek waters for repairs. Organisers confirmed that the mission now includes Greek vessels, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194,196],"tags":[197],"class_list":["post-17629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marine-insight","category-shipping-news","tag-marine-insight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17629"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17629\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}