Gaza

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…

Yesterday was a busy day, as we continued to work on arranging the boats and preparing essential equipment—safety lines to secure ourselves and prevent falling into the sea during night shifts. We also had to clean the water tanks and…

A new report from our collaborators aboard the boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla, currently in Sicily awaiting departure for Gaza. No beatings yesterday for the members of the Global Sumud Flotilla. We carried out a simulation of direct nonviolent…

While the Sumud Aid Floatilla (50 boats, 44 nations) is preparing itself to take route to Gaza, the Western mainstream media stay in total silence about its existance. Their silence speak for itself, as they are ordered not to make…

One year ago, the UN General Assembly demanded that Israel must end its occupation of the Palestinian Territories within twelve months. by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies The General Assembly voted, by 124 votes to 14, with 43 abstentions,…

Lucio, Manfredo and Stefano are on the boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla and will recount their adventure for Pressenza. This is their first logbook. Fair winds from the entire editorial team. A tsunami of humanity is about to unleash…