A fleet of about 50 vessels carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza resumed its voyage and was moving slowly southeast of Crete on Sunday, the ship-tracking platform MarineTraffic said.
The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) had to pause its journey over the past two days due to stormy winds and organizational issues. Weather conditions have now improved.
It remains unclear whether the Spanish deep-sea patrol boat Furor and the Italian frigate Fasan, dispatched by Madrid and Rome to the Eastern Mediterranean, have reached the flotilla.
Both ships are intended to assist if necessary, though how close they may approach the Israel-imposed blockade off Gaza is uncertain.
Israel has warned it may use force to prevent the flotilla from reaching Gaza's coastline. The country has proposed that the activists redirect the aid to the Israeli port of Ashdod, from where it could be transferred to Gaza under controlled conditions.
