‘Thousand Ship Flotilla’ announced to challenge Israel’s blockade of Gaza – Middle East Monitor

A coalition of Malaysian civil society organisations has announced an ambitious campaign to launch a “Thousand Ship Flotilla” to break Israel’s 17-year blockade of the Gaza Strip, in what is being described as the largest maritime mobilisation of its kind.

The initiative, led by the Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organisations (MAPIM), aims to send vessels from across the globe carrying humanitarian aid to the besieged Palestinian enclave, in…