Sixteen ships from the Global Resilience Fleet left the ports of Gammarth, Sidi Bou Said, and Bizerte in northern Tunisia by Sunday evening, heading to the Gaza Strip to break the siege.
Member of the Maghreb Resilience Fleet, Khaled Boujmaa, stated that "11 ships departed from Bizerte port in northern Tunisia towards Gaza from Saturday evening to Sunday evening."
Boujmaa added that "3 ships left on Sunday from Gammarth port (in the capital Tunis) towards the Gaza Strip," while two ships departed from Sidi Bou Said port in the capital Tunis.
The International Committee to Break the Siege on Gaza announced on Saturday the departure of the first ship from the Global Resilience Fleet from Bizerte port in northern Tunisia, heading towards the Gaza Strip.
The Global Resilience Fleet consists of about 50 ships gathered at Tunisian ports, including a Maghreb convoy comprising 23 ships, in addition to 22 foreign ships.
At the end of August, a convoy of ships from the fleet set sail from the port of Barcelona, Spain, followed by another convoy in the early hours of September 1 from the port of Genoa in northwestern Italy.
On September 7, ships coming from Spain and Italy within the "Resilience Fleet" began arriving at the coasts of Tunisia, preparing to head to Gaza to break the Israeli siege.
The fleet includes dozens of ships and hundreds of participants from 47 Arab and Western countries, including prominent politicians, artists, and parliamentarians.
Since the beginning of March, the occupying state has closed all crossings leading to Gaza, preventing any food, medicine, or humanitarian aid.
The Israeli attacks since October 2023 have resulted in 64,871 martyrs and 164,610 injured Palestinians.
This is the first time such a large number of ships have sailed together towards Gaza.
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16 ships from the Global Resilience Fleet depart from Tunisia towards Gaza.