Published on, Sept. 15 -- September 15, 2025 5:46 PM

A flotilla of aid-laden boats, carrying pro-Palestinian activists and Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, departed Tunisia on Monday after several delays. The mission aims to break Israel's blockade on Gaza and establish a humanitarian corridor to provide relief to the Palestinian territory. Thunberg, speaking before boarding the boat in the northern port city of Bizerte, emphasized the urgency of the mission, stating, "When our governments are failing to step up, we have no choice but to take matters into our own hands."

The flotilla, comprising around 20 boats, originally set sail from Barcelona and converged in Bizerte after a turbulent stay in Sidi Bou Said, near Tunis. The b...