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In 2025, a civilian-led humanitarian aid and navigation initiative was launched to deliver assistance to the Gaza Strip and break the maritime blockade. Organized by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, the mission was carried out using the 18-meter sailing vessel Madleen. The vessel departed from the city of Catania on the Italian island of Sicily on 1 June 2025 and followed an easterly route through international waters toward the coast of Gaza. Onboard were 12 civilian participants from various co

Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s Gaza Mission (2025) is an international civilian maritime mission formed by the merger of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) and the organization Thousand Madleens to Gaza (TMTG). The mission’s primary objective has been to break the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip, which has lasted approximately 18 years, deliver humanitarian aid directly to the region, and bring this blockade to the attention of the international public. The flagship of the flotilla has been des