Sixteen ships comprising the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) set sail from Tunisian ports on Sunday evening, embarking on a bold mission to challenge the Israeli blockade on Gaza and deliver urgently needed humanitarian aid. Among the hundreds of international activists aboard are dozens of Brazilians, one of the largest national contingents participating, making a profound statement of solidarity with the Palestinian people.

The Brazilian delegation’s involvement has garnered international attention, not only due to its size but also because of the participation of high-profile figures, including parliamentarians, union leaders, and social movement activists.

Mariana Conti, a city councilor from Campinas of São Paulo, and a member of the flotilla, emphasised the dual purpose of the mission: to deliver aid and to raise global awareness.

“We are carrying prostheses and necessary things that the population of Gaza so desperately needs,” Conti said in an interview aboard the ship before departure. “We’ve done extensive training, especially focusing on safety and ensuring the mission remains peaceful and non-violent. The world is outraged by the deaths, the hunger, and the massacre of the population, especially children and women. But people often don’t know how to act. This mission shows that it is not only possible to act — it is necessary.”

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Conti underlined the symbolic weight........

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