Overview
- At an event hosted by the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg, organizers announced a unified flotilla and simultaneous land convoys starting March 29.
- The mission is slated to field more than 100 vessels and thousands of participants from over 100 countries, including over 1,000 medical and technical specialists.
- Ships will depart from Barcelona and additional ports in Italy and Tunisia, with overland caravans advancing through North Africa toward Gaza.
- Backers call for international protection from interception and cite an International Court of Justice order as support for unimpeded humanitarian missions.
- The plan comes as the UN reports large volumes of aid staged since the October ceasefire, while Israel has barred over twenty NGOs under new rules and previously detained hundreds and seized vessels during the 2025 flotilla.