{"id":58078,"date":"2025-09-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/2025\/09\/06\/libyas-omar-al-mukhtar-fleet-to-join-international-fleet-of-steadfastness-to-break-gaza-siege\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T00:00:00","slug":"libyas-omar-al-mukhtar-fleet-to-join-international-fleet-of-steadfastness-to-break-gaza-siege","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/2025\/09\/06\/libyas-omar-al-mukhtar-fleet-to-join-international-fleet-of-steadfastness-to-break-gaza-siege\/","title":{"rendered":"Libya\u2019s \u201cOmar al-Mukhtar Fleet\u201d to Join International \u201cFleet of Steadfastness\u201d to Break Gaza Siege"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#EE0000\">Libya\u2019s \u201cOmar al-Mukhtar Fleet\u201d to Join International \u201cFleet of<br \/>\nSteadfastness\u201d to Break Gaza Siege<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Libyan<br \/>\nactivists announced on Friday the preparations for the departure of the \u201cOmar<br \/>\nal-Mukhtar Fleet\u201d from Libyan shores to join the international \u201cFleet of<br \/>\nSteadfastness\u201d, which aims to break the 18-year blockade imposed on the Gaza<br \/>\nStrip.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The<br \/>\nannouncement came during a press conference held at Algeria Square in central<br \/>\nTripoli, attended by national and human rights figures, including former Prime<br \/>\nMinister Omar al-Hassi, alongside Arab and foreign supporters.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Al-Hassi<br \/>\nstated that the Libyan fleet will carry Libyan and international activists, men<br \/>\nand women, committed to a peaceful humanitarian mission far from any form of<br \/>\nviolence. He stressed that the primary goal is to end the siege that has caused<br \/>\na catastrophic famine in Gaza.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">He<br \/>\nexplained that the international fleet consists of more than 50 vessels of<br \/>\nvarious sizes, loaded with relief supplies including food, medicine, water,<br \/>\nclothing, and winter blankets. \u201cPalestine no longer needs passing speeches, but<br \/>\nrather a serious international project that supports its people\u2019s rights,\u201d he<br \/>\nadded.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Al-Hassi<br \/>\nnoted that the departure date of the Libyan fleet will be set once the<br \/>\ninternational convoys pass by Libyan waters, likely at the beginning of next<br \/>\nweek.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Last<br \/>\nSunday, around 20 ships sailed from Barcelona, Spain, followed by others from<br \/>\nGenoa, Italy, while a third convoy is expected to depart from Tunisia in the<br \/>\ncoming days before continuing toward Gaza.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The<br \/>\n\u201cFleet of Steadfastness\u201d includes several international coalitions, most<br \/>\nnotably the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, the Global Gaza Movement, the Convoy of<br \/>\nSteadfastness, and Malaysia\u2019s Nusantara Resilience Organization.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">This<br \/>\ninitiative comes amid the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza, backed by the<br \/>\nUnited States, since October 7, 2023, which has so far killed more than 64,000<br \/>\npeople and injured 162,000, mostly women and children, in addition to thousands<br \/>\nmissing and millions displaced. 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