Approximately 1000 boats have gathered in Türkiye on Wednesday before heading toward Gaza in an attempt to break the Israeli blockade in a similar attempt from over a decade ago.
In an interview with Turkish news website Haber7 Volkan Okçu one of the organizers of the protest indicated the boats will carry 4500 people from 40 countries “including anti-Zionist Jews.”
Among the 1000 vessels would be 313 boats filled with Russian activists and 104 filled with Spanish activists he said. Only 12 Turkish vessels will join the flotilla he told Haber7.
However Okçu said in a later tweet that he expected the number of Turkish vessels to be much higher.
The activist indicated to Haber7 that the flotilla is scheduled to leave Turkish coasts on Thursday. The maritime convoy is set to make a first stop in Cyprus before continuing toward the Israeli port of Ashdod. Some participants in the flotilla will also reportedly take their spouses and children on board.
