![People, holding Palestinian flags, gather at the Port of Tripoli to show their supports as the "Omar al-Mukhtar" ship, which will join the Global Sumud Flotilla from Libya, prepares to leave in Tripoli, Libya on September 16, 2025. [Muhammed Semiz - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/AA-20250916-39134748-39134742-THE_OMAR_ALMUKHTAR_SHIP_DEPARTS_FROM_LIBYA_TO_JOIN_THE_GLOBAL_SUMUD_FLOTILLA.jpg)
Some 130 public figures urged France and Belgium to ensure diplomatic and consular protection for the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla in a joint statement issued on Saturday, Anadolu reports. “We demand protection for the flotilla and call on the governments of Emmanuel Macron and Bart De Wever to provide diplomatic and consular protection for the boats carrying French and Belgian nationals,” public figures said. Published by the French daily Nouvel Obs, the joint statement was signed by 130 figures, among them Franco-Algerian DJ Snake, Belgian singer Angele, and French content creator Lena Mahfouf. “We call for immediate action by the French and Belgian states to guarantee humanitarian access to Gaza and to put an end to the genocide of the […]
