The Flotilla to the Gaza Strip (Update No. 1)
Three flotilla boats have set sail to the Gaza Strip: on July 21, 2018, the al-Awda left the port of Palermo, Sicily; on July 22, 2018, the Huriya and Falestine also set sail. There are about 40 passengers on board (Freedom Flotilla Coalition Facebook page, July 22 and 23, 2018). The fourth boat, the Mairead, did not set sail because of what was described as crew issues. The information we currently possess about the flotilla participants is the following:
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