Gaza

From September 18 to 19, 2025, Gaza has witnessed an intensification of the Israeli offensive, particularly on Gaza City and the central area of the enclave. Israel announced the closure of the temporary humanitarian route set up toward the south…

The continuously updated map (Photo by Hunger for Gaza) On September 8, 2025, the international campaign #Mondays4Gaza was launched, taking place every Monday, for the entire day (00:00 – 23:59), everywhere in the world. Palestinians, Israelis, and internationals have begun…

September 18, 2025 — The United States once again vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, drawing widespread condemnation and sparking protests outside UN headquarters in Manhattan. The resolution, co-sponsored by…

The United Nations has called things by their name: genocide. It did so today, with a searing report documenting mass killings, planned starvation, and the deliberate destruction of Palestinian life. The accusation is not rhetorical: it describes the intent to…

The seventeen boats of the Italian delegation of the Global Sumud Flotilla, having completed the leg of their journey toward the open sea, destination Gaza, are awaiting final operations regarding satellite communications with some vessels docked in Tunis. Most of…

Before dawn, a light without sky breaks through the crust of concrete. In Tel al-Hawa, a family home collapses as if it had lost its bones: several die instantly, others remain trapped beneath slabs of living room and kitchen. Rescuers…

Marine Corps veteran, Philip Kuper Tottenham, born and raised in San Antonio, is in the Mediterranean, aboard the 46-foot “Veterans Boat,” Ohwayla. The ketch is part of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF)*. It is now in Tunis, meeting other contingents,…

September 2025 — A coalition of activists has launched an urgent international campaign demanding that governments support a UN-mandated multinational armed protective force to halt what they describe as Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The campaign, coordinated by…

Making demands for basic moral actions of governments unlikely to do most of them anytime soon can be a useful educational and long-term activity. Here are some demands for governments of the world that many of us have been making,…

This installment of the logbook is dedicated to getting to know the captains who come from far away and are with us on the flotilla. Karina is from Brazil, from the São Paulo region. She has a 17-year-old daughter, is…