July 2025 Gaza Freedom Flotilla

The July 2025 Gaza Freedom Flotilla was a civilian maritime mission organized by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) to challenge the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid. The ship Handala departed from Syracuse, Italy, on 13 July 2025, carrying a diverse group of activists, medics, lawyers, journalists, and humanitarian supplies. It made a stop in Gallipoli between 15 and 20 July, before heading to Gaza. Its entry in the Gaza territorial waters, initially estimated between 27 and 28 July, was expected for the early hours of 27 July. Israel boarded and seized the ship in international waters in the late hours of 26 July, before it could reach its destination, and arrested the members of the crew.

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