Raising the Palestinian flag and banner, more than a thousand people in Tunisia welcome the aid flotilla heading to Gaza.

Arabian Sea Newspaper - Special

Arab Sea - Follow-ups: More than a thousand people in Tunisia welcomed yesterday, Sunday, the activists participating in the "Global Flotilla for Gaza," which set off from the Spanish city of Barcelona heading to Gaza, carrying aid in an effort to "break the Israeli siege." They raised Palestinian flags and banners in support of the Palestinians and the Flotilla for Gaza, and carried a number of activists on their shoulders in the port of Sidi Bou Said. Rima Hassan, a French MP of Palestinian origin in the European Parliament, pointed out during a press conference in Sidi Bou Said "the role that peoples are playing today in the face of the cowardice of states... which prevent any solidarity with the Palestinian people." For her part, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who sailed with the flotilla from Barcelona, said, "We all know why we are here today. On the other side of the sea, there is a genocide taking place, a mass starvation caused by the Israeli killing machine." The organizing body of the "Global Flotilla for Gaza" said that the Maghreb section of the flotilla is supposed to join the ships and boats heading to Gaza, which set off from Spain and Italy, with the aim of "opening a humanitarian corridor and putting an end to the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people" in Gaza. The sailing of these ships and boats was postponed from Sunday to Wednesday, according to what the organizing body announced on Saturday. The organizers indicate that 130 people from several countries have registered to join the flotilla from Tunisia. The flotilla carries humanitarian aid and transports pro-Palestinian activists. The flotilla is expected to arrive in Gaza in mid-September, and its movement comes after Israel prevented two attempts by activists in this initiative to deliver aid by sea to the Palestinian sector in June and July. The Global Flotilla for Gaza describes itself on its website as an "independent" organization "not affiliated with any government or political party." Among the arriving activists are Thunberg, Irish actors Liam Cunningham and Spanish actor Eduard Fernández, along with European deputies and figures including the former mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau. The United Nations has declared famine in Gaza, warning that 500,000 people are facing "catastrophic" conditions.