The International Committee to Break the Siege on Gaza said Saturday that two more ships have joined the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s latest mission to challenge Israel’s blockade, bringing the number of vessels heading toward Gaza to 11 after an earlier flotilla was attacked by Israeli forces in international waters.
In a statement, the committee said the two ships, Ghassan Kanafani and al-Awda (Return), are part of the convoy currently carrying some 170 international activists.
The flotilla has passed the Greek island of Crete and is now positioned north of Egypt's Marsa Matruh on its course toward Gaza, it added.
Among the leading vessels is the "Doctors and Journalists' Ship," also known as al-Damir (Conscience), a large ship transporting international doctors and reporters from across the world.
"We will not leave Gaza alone," the committee declared, emphasizing that the ships aim to defy Israel's siege and deliver humanitarian aid to the territory.
