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Ships loaded with medicines and food are approaching Gaza facing the Israeli threat. The Flotilla does not sail alone: millions around the world accompany this peaceful and supportive mission. From the International Socialist League (ISL) we call to follow the events up to the minute and to be prepared to mobilize and take actions if the mission is attacked by Israel.
By Ruben Tzanoff
The next few hours are decisive. In the course of 24 to 48 hours, the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) will cross a “red line”, that threshold that can mark the beginning of direct Zionist aggression: drone attacks, violent boardings, arbitrary detentions and the criminalization of solidarity activists. It is not an abstract hypothesis: Israel already has a long history of repression against humanitarian missions. This is why we must be on high alert.
According to the note “Israel’s plan to intercept flotillas to Gaza is revealed” published in The Jerusalem Post in Spanish, on September 28, 2025, Israel has drawn up a plan to intercept GSF. In the first phase, it will supposedly be members of the Shayetet 13 unit who will take control of the ships. Activists who refuse to disembark on an Israeli ship and be deported voluntarily will be arrested. After the transfer of the activists, the boats will allegedly be confiscated or sunk.
On the side of Zionism is the violent and armed machine of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Mossad. On the other side, there is the peaceful flotilla, with food and medicine. Accompanied with the strength of international solidarity and the hope of millions who see in this mission a cry of dignity in the face of genocide and the blockade of humanitarian aid.
On the ”Adara”, an old Turkish schooner that resists the onslaughts of the sea and the threats of drones, our comrade Cele Fierro is traveling, representing the MST of Argentina and the International Socialist League (ISL). From the deck of the ship, Cele has sent us a video describing the current situation and making a call to support the flotilla:
The GSF does what governments don’t do, that’s why we have to support it. It is not enough to look from afar. We must accompany the route of the flotilla step by step and be ready to react forcefully if it is attacked. That is the main task of the hour.
Preventive mobilizations have already been organized in Buenos Aires, Argentina and in Barcelona, Catalonia and other cities around the world, as a reflection of an international movement that does not accept Israeli impunity or the complicity of the powers. These meeting points should be multiplied. Right now, in every country, in every city, we must prepare the immediate street response if Israel dares to attack.
The International Socialist League calls for redoubling the pressure on governments and the European Union. Lukewarm statements and empty diplomatic gestures are not enough. We demand that they actively make themselves available to guarantee free movement across the Mediterranean to Gaza and back, in defense of the boats, not only for “its citizens”, but for all international activists who are bravely risking their lives.
The inequality of forces is abysmal. But so is the political clarity that emerges from this experience: the flotilla is on the side of life and Israel is on the side of death. It is this difference that explains why millions around the world follow the route of the ships with anxiety and hope.
Let’s keep on high alert. Let’s follow each novelty minute by minute. Let’s organize communication networks, events, vigils, marches, blockades in front of embassies and consulates. Let us prepare, in every place, an immediate and massive response to any aggression. Because: “If they attack the Flotilla, they attack all of us” those of us who are with Palestine.
