Gaza-bound aid convoy dissolves in Libya after activists arrested at Sirte crossing, ten in custody
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
The Global Sumud Land Convoy said that it had been forced to end its journey across northern Africa to Gaza due to bureaucratic obfuscation, violence, and the detention of activists.
Italian activist from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, Ilaria Del Mastro, a nurse at San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, May 21, 2026.(photo credit: MURAD SEZER/REUTERS)ByMICHAEL STARRMAY 31, 2026 02:59Updated: MAY 31, 2026 17:11
A Gaza-bound activist land convoy was dissolved in Libya on Thursday, after it was denied entry into the eastern part of the country, controlled by the Government of National Stability, and 10 of its activists were arrested, according to statements by the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) and by the GNS’ Foreign Ministry.
The Global Sumud Land Convoy, launched to complement the failed Gaza flotilla blockade run, said in a press release that it had been forced to conclude its journey across northern Africa to Gaza due to bureaucratic obfuscation, violence, and the detention of activists.
On Monday night, the day after the 10 activists were arrested, the GSF claimed that the 200 participants camped several kilometers from the Sirte crossing were encircled by unmarked vehicles. Members of the convoy alleged that they were physically assaulted and then forced to evacuate.
The activists were arrested last week on Sunday, according to GSF, after traveling to a Sirte checkpoint to negotiate with GNS authorities.
The GNS Foreign Ministry said in a Monday missive that the activists were arrested en route to Gaza, having failed to complete the legal procedures to obtain entry permits. The authorities assured that the detainees were being given care in accordance with humanitarian principles.
Reference Link:- https://www.jpost.com/international/article-897810
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
