More than 30 ships in the Global Sumud Flotilla had gathered off the Turkish coast near Marmaris to prepare for the next stage of their maritime journey to Gaza, Al Jazeera reported.
Videos posted online showed the vessels in open waters on Saturday evening as Turkish officials and activists arrived to welcome the flotilla.
According to Al Jazeera, activist Alex Colston said on X that the Turkish coast guard and the local Global Sumud Flotilla fleet had sailed out to greet the convoy near its anchoring point off the coast.
Activists said the flotilla reached Turkiye after a 24-day journey that included stops in Sicily and on the Greek island of Crete, where Israeli forces intercepted 22 boats and detained two leading activists.
Al Jazeera said the two activists had since been deported from Israel.
In a statement on X, the Global Sumud Flotilla said the boats would undergo technical maintenance, security checks and logistics replenishment while in Marmaris, adding that details of the next phases of the humanitarian aid mission to Gaza would be announced publicly in the coming days. –Agencies
