They are hours of maximum tension between the crew of the Global Sumud Flotilla While they approach Gaza, from which they only separate three days of navigation and just over 300 kilometers. They expect Israel to be about to assault them on the high seas, in the next few hours. There are about 40 ships in which more than 300 people travel, including politicians, activists, actors or trade unionists, of them 50 Spaniards. His only doubt is how much violence the Israeli army will use against them. In 2010, the Israeli army He shot 10 activists They defended themselves with approach sticks.
Therefore, the Global Sumud Flotilla cry out against the slowness of the ship promised Pedro Sánchez to escort them and perform rescue tasks if necessary. The maritime action ship Furor P-46 left the port of Cartagena last Wednesday. “The Spanish frigate continues to sail for a Cruise speed -12 knots- which is half a machine of your Maximum capacity -23 knots- and will not reach the flotilla until This Wednesday at noon, In the best case “, reads in a statement sent by the organization to the media.” It could be late, when Israel has once again committed another act of piracy in international waters Before the passivity of governmentsthat they have not offered a protection ‘a priori’ neither with guarantees nor on time “, has warned.
They assure that they approach the point of 150 nautical miles (277 kilometers) where Israel already assaulted other floats.
Pressure from Italy to leave
On the other hand, the Italian Foreign Ministry has reported that the Italian Naval Frigate Alpine that follows the Global Sumud Flotilla will issue a last radio call by offering participants the “opportunity” to abandon navigation and return to the coast before reaching the “critical area.”
The Italian Navy frigate has offered to receive anyone who wishes to embark because they do not want to continue before those 150 miles of the coast are reached. Now they are 180 nautical miles. The last call will be the night of October 1 around 01.00 in the morning.
The Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, has urged the Global Sumud Flotilla on Tuesday to stop her progress towards the Gaza Strip after the president of the United States, Donald Trump, has announced a peace plan of 20 points that gives “hope” so that the parties reach an agreement to “end the war.”
08/31/2025 The activist and former mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau during the farewell to the Global Sunat Flotilla in the port of Barcelona, as of August 31, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalunya (Spain). The Global Sumud Flotilla Zroa del Mediterráneo to face Israel’s illegal blockade and get humanitarian aid to Gaza. The flotilla exceeds 20 ships and the 300 people with activists from 44 different countries, which are planned to join other boats when they arrive in Tunisia on Thursday, September 4. / Kike Rincón – Europa Press / Europa Press
“Es An attempt to demoralize and fracture a humanitarian mission Pacific that governments have not assumed, although it is their silence and complicity that has led to this scenario, “they regret from the flotilla.” This is cowardice disguised as diplomacy. “
The Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albareshe did not want to value the Italian decision, but he has assured that that of Italy and that of Spain are different positions of different governments. “We make our decisions autonomously,” he said in an interview with RNE. “The frigate has a very clear mission: a mission of assistance to our Spanish citizens”, in addition to those of Belgium, Australia, Brazil, who have also asked for help, has stressed.
Accused of being organized by Hamas
According to the latest information, the intention of the Israeli Navy is to gather crew members in a Great military ship to deport them y sink or towdepending on the case, to the ships of the flotilla. Radical ministers have assured that the detainees will be applied maximum hardness.
In the last hours, the Tel Aviv government has intensified its communication campaign ensuring that Hamas is behind the organization of the flotilla. Assures that Han “Discovered Hamas Official Documents in the Gaza Strip“That” for the first time demonstrate the “direct involvement of Hamas” in the financing and execution of the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza. “
In the flotilla There are 50 Spanish participantsdistributed in 13 ships. Most are on the Sirius ship. Of the total flotilla, 6 ships carry a flag of the Spanish State. Therefore, Spain sent a week a military ship a week ago, to eventually accompany and give protection and rescue, but that has not come to contact the flotilla until Wednesday, since it has sailed at half of its maximum speed, says the flotilla.
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