The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of several countries publish a joint statement on the Global Sumud Flotilla bound for Gaza
The flotilla, which offered hope for increased international recognition of the ongoing genocide in Palestine, faced several difficulties on its journey, including two of its ships reportedly being struck by suspected Israeli drones near Tunisia, in clear attempts to stop the flotilla from reaching its destination.
Following an escalation in violence in Palestine, a combined effort known as the Global Sumud Flotilla, sometimes referred to as the Global Freedom Flotilla, set sail in late August 2025 to Gaza in an effort to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip.
The flotilla set sail with delegations and convoys departing from Malaysia, Genoa, and Barcelona, followed by Catania, Syros, and Tunis in early September 2025.
The flotilla, which offered hope for increased international recognition of the ongoing genocide in Palestine, faced several difficulties on its journey, including two of its ships reportedly being struck by suspected Israeli drones near Tunisia, in clear attempts to stop the flotilla from reaching its destination.
Following the attack, a joint statement was published by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Ireland, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Pakistan, Qatar, Oman, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Türkiye, expressing their concerns about the security of the Global Sumud Flotilla.
The Global Sumud Flotilla has informed about its objective of delivering humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and raising awareness about the urgent humanitarian needs of the Palestinian people and the need to stop the war in Gaza. Both objectives, peace and humanitarian aid delivery, together with the respect of international law, including humanitarian law, are shared by our Governments. We therefore call on everyone to refrain from any unlawful or violent act against the Flotilla, to respect international law and international humanitarian law. We recall that any violation of international law and human rights of the participants in the Flotilla, including attacks against the vessels in international waters or illegal detention, will lead to accountability.
Joint statement from the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of several countries.
The flotilla, which set sail with the message that the world has not forgotten about Gaza, has now stated that the attacks by Israel on the flotilla has failed to stop their journey to the Gaza Strip.
