The Maghreb Steadfastness Convoy launches to break the siege on Gaza.

The Maghreb Steadfastness Convoy set off from Tunis this morning, Monday, heading to Gaza in an attempt to break the Israeli blockade of the Strip and in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Hundreds of activists participated.

Activists began gathering on Mohammed V Avenue in Tunis at 6:00 a.m. to complete registration procedures and arrange logistics. The march departed Tunisia at 10:30 a.m., where hundreds of citizens, waving Palestinian and Tunisian flags, saw it off.

On Saturday, the Joint Action for Palestine Coordination Committee in Tunisia announced that a Maghreb land convoy comprising thousands of volunteers will set off for the Gaza Strip on Monday to demand an end to the Israeli war of extermination, an end to the blockade, and the entry of aid.

The coordination committee added in a statement that "the Maghreb Convoy of Steadfastness to Break the Siege on Gaza will depart on Monday from the capital, Tunis, and the cities of Sousse, Sfax, and Gabes to the city of Ben Guerdane, heading towards the Gaza Strip, passing through Libya and Egypt, to express solidarity with the besieged Palestinian people in the Strip and deliver humanitarian aid to them."

One of the participants, Dr. Muhammad Amin Balnour, said that this convoy is part of a "global initiative of approximately 30 countries from Europe, South America, and Southeast Asia, all of which are scheduled to reach Egypt and approach the Gaza Strip."

Balnour continued, "The global initiative is a popular struggle to break the siege imposed on Gaza and stop the ongoing brutal war." Prior to the convoy's departure, Jawaher Shanna, a member of the Joint Action Coordination for Palestine in Tunisia, said, "We are in the final stages."

She added, "The participants will be divided among 12 buses and 100 cars." She continued, "We are awaiting the arrival of our Algerian brothers to set off on the steadfastness convoy to break the siege on Gaza."

On May 31, "Resilience Caravan" spokesman Wael Nawar reported that thousands of people from Tunisia and the Maghreb countries had joined the convoy.

"The convoy will include delegations from Mauritania, Morocco, and Algeria, and thousands from Tunisia and Libya, and will pass directly to Cairo, then Arish, Egypt, and Rafah (southern Gaza Strip)," Nawar said.

He confirmed that "the convoy had registered the participation of more than 7,000 people of various North African nationalities by May 30."