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Canadians plan to sail to Gaza despite detention risks
Over 3,000 participants on 100+ boats aim to deliver aid and create a maritime corridor to Gaza despite risks of Israeli interception, organizers said.
- On April 12, more than 100 boats will depart from Spanish and Italian ports, Chebbi said, as Canadians join a flotilla aiming to break a nearly 20-year naval blockade of Gaza.
- Aid shortfalls and continued strikes after the October 2025 ceasefire have prompted calls for alternative aid routes, with a daily average of 225 trucks entering Gaza in January, far below the promised 600 trucks per day.
- The flotilla will include health-care workers, journalists and builders carrying symbolic medicine and life-saving supplies, and participants train for possible custody or violence if intercepted.
- Hanging over the sailing is the possibility that Israeli forces will intercept and detain passengers, as has happened to dozens of ships since 2008, including last fall’s detention of six Canadians and over 400 activists.
- Ehad Lotayef and other organizers say the mission aims to open a maritime corridor to bypass choked land crossings and raise awareness of Gaza’s humanitarian crisis.
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The Toronto Star
Canadians plan to sail to Gaza despite detention risks
The aid flotilla will likely be intercepted by Israeli forces and passengers detained, as has been the case for dozens of ships sailing to Gaza in the past two decades.
Canadians are planning to return to the Gaza Strip as part of a fleet to deliver aid and break a naval blockade that has lasted for almost 20 years, a few months after 6 Canadians were arrested by Israel for attempting a similar mission.
Canadians plan to sail to Gaza despite detention risks – 105.9 The Region
Canadians are planning to sail to Gaza again as part of a flotilla that aims to deliver aid and break a nearly 20-year naval blockade months after six Canadians were detained by Israel for attempting a similar mission. Safa Chebbi, spokesperson for the Canadian arm of the Global Sumud Flotilla, said more than 100 boats and 3,000 participants from around the globe are set to depart from Spanish and Italian ports on April 12, bound for Gaza. Chebb…
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