{"id":24563,"date":"2025-09-27T04:50:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T04:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=24563"},"modified":"2025-09-27T04:50:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T04:50:33","slug":"why-have-spain-and-italy-sent-ships-to-assist-the-gaza-sumud-flotilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=24563","title":{"rendered":"Why have Spain and Italy sent ships to assist the Gaza Sumud flotilla?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Spanish and Italian decisions to send ships to assist the Gaza flotilla sign of increased pro-Palestinian sentiment in Europe.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/afp_68c716690baf-1757877865.jpg?resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Activists taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One of the more than 50 boats taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which is bound for the Gaza Strip to break Israel&#8217;s blockade on the Palestinian territory (AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/author\/simon-speakman-cordall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>Italy and Spain have decided this week to dispatch naval vessels to assist the Global Sumud Flotilla on its way to break Israel\u2019s siege of Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The unprecedented move to support a flotilla headed towards the Palestinian enclave comes after repeated attacks against the Sumud Flotilla, including a drone attack early on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cf-images.eu-west-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/665003303001\/93d93ba9-cafd-438c-93e3-80116f1ab11d\/0a741cbe-2b3e-4653-867f-d8aac5b3e990\/1920x1080\/match\/image.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"playlist-container\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Now Playing03:22<img decoding=\"async\" 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However, in keeping with many of its suspected overseas operations, the government has not commented. Israeli rhetoric against the flotilla, however, has escalated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Early in the voyage, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called the activists on board \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/21\/dispatch-from-the-sumud-flotilla-sailing-into-yellow-zone-en-route-to-gaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">terrorists<\/a>\u201d and said they should be treated as such. More recently, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which has repeatedly urged the flotilla to unload its cargo in Israeli territory, described the effort to deliver aid as a \u201cjihadist initiative\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, how much danger is the flotilla in, and will the Spanish and Italian naval ships make any difference?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s what we know:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-much-risk-is-there-to-the-flotilla\">How much risk is there to the flotilla?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Global Sumud Flotilla has said it expects an \u201cimminent\u201d Israeli attack now that it is nearing Gaza. Israel itself has said it will \u201cnot allow any vessel to enter the active combat zone\u201d and breach its naval blockade of Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/10\/map-israel-has-attacked-intercepted-all-gaza-bound-flotillas-since-2010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Three previous attempts<\/a>&nbsp;to similarly deliver aid to Gaza this year have been intercepted by Israeli forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In May, the Conscience was attacked and forced to return to port in Malta after being targeted by drones. An attempt in June was also blocked by Israel when the Madleen was intercepted in international waters and its crew detained. A third attempt in July by the Handala was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters and its crew detained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_3767244\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-10T090039Z_1253275482_RC2KZEAJLP4H_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-SHIP-1749598852.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C514&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Gaza-bound British-flagged yacht &quot;Madleen&quot; is docked next to a military boat Ashdod port following a takeover by the Israeli army, in Ashdod, Israel, June 10, 2025 [Nir Elias\/Reuters]\" class=\"wp-image-3767244\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The British-flagged yacht Madleen was seized by the Israeli military as it approached Gaza in June [File: Nir Elias\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-have-the-italian-and-spanish-governments-said\">What have the Italian and Spanish governments said?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking outside the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who has been among Israel\u2019s most prominent critics,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/25\/italy-spain-send-navy-ships-to-protect-gaza-flotilla-after-drone-attacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a>&nbsp;reporters: \u201cThe government of Spain demands that international law be complied with and that the right of its citizens to navigate the Mediterranean under safe conditions be respected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reference Link:- https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/25\/why-have-spain-and-italy-sent-ships-to-assist-the-gaza-sumud-flotilla; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spanish and Italian decisions to send ships to assist the Gaza flotilla sign of increased pro-Palestinian sentiment in Europe. Italy and Spain have decided this week to dispatch naval vessels to assist the Global Sumud Flotilla on its way to break Israel\u2019s siege of Gaza. 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