Global Sumud Flotilla plans larger spring mission to Gaza, citing unmet humanitarian needs

The Global Sumud Flotilla plans to set sail again for war-torn Gaza in the spring with broader international participation, the mission’s Turkiye coordinator said, arguing ceasefire terms are not being implemented and humanitarian needs in the territory remain unmet. Speaking to Anadolu, Huseyin Durmaz said that while hundreds of aid trucks were promised daily under the October truce framework, only about 40 to 50 trucks carrying humanitarian supplies are entering Gaza each day. Many of the trucks entering the territory are commercial, he said, despite residents lacking the purchasing power to buy goods after widespread devastation. “We are talking about a city that has been completely destroyed because of genocide,” Durmaz said, adding that a new, larger mission is necessary. […]