The Global Sumud Flotilla is preparing to depart for Crete

ITALY - SEPTEMBER 16: Volunteers continue their preparations as the ships, anchored in a bay off the coast of Italy, while the Global Sumud Flotilla continues its preparations for departure towards Greece's Crete, on September 16, 2025. Ships of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla will gather near Malta before sailing together across the Mediterranean toward the Israel-blockaded territory, organizers said on Tuesday. Volunteers of the Global Sumud Flotilla, an international maritime initiative that set out to break the Gaza blockade and deliver humanitarian aid, continue their daily life on ships. (Photo by Niccolo Celesti/Anadolu via Getty Images)