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David__77

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Sun Jun 1, 2025, 09:31 AM Jun 2025

Climate activist Greta Thunberg joins aid ship sailing to Gaza aimed at breaking Israel's blockade [View all]

ROME (AP) — Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and other 11 activists will set sail on Sunday afternoon for Gaza on a ship aimed at “breaking Israel’s siege” of the devastated territory, organizers said.

The sailing boat Madleen – operated by activist group Freedom Flotilla Coalition -- will embark from the Sicilian port of Catania, in southern Italy.



“We are doing this because, no matter what odds we are against, we have to keep trying,” Thunberg said, bursting into tears during her speech.

“Because the moment we stop trying is when we lose our humanity. And no matter how dangerous this mission is, it’s not even near as dangerous as the silence of the entire world in the face of the live-streamed genocide,” she added.



https://apnews.com/article/greta-thunberg-gaza-freedom-flotilla-ship-aid-51729fb2b549e55547907a3b1623b515

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