And we'll be right there with our Canadian partners as we have in every @freedomflotilla.bsky.social action since 2011. Together we will #BreakThe Siege of Gaza !
And we'll be right there with our Canadian partners as we have in every @freedomflotilla.bsky.social action since 2011. Together we will #BreakThe Siege of Gaza !
Together we must #BreakTheSiege of Gaza.
The genocidal Israeli state is perpetrating crime against humanity under our very eyes and we are not allowed to stay still. It is our duty to amplify their voices, help their fight for self-determination & keep demonstrating our rage all over the world. 2/2
Together we must #BreakTheSiege of Gaza.
The genocide of the Palestinian people is not only still raging but exponentially ramping up, while Zionist & imperialist leaders are trying to make us look away.
There is no ceasefire, there never was...
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Fishers in Gaza do not die from accidents at sea but are killed by Israeli gunfire. Their boats sink after being shot or rammed by patrol boats.
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Despite it all, fishing remains "an integral part of Palestinian history and culture, and the motif of a fishing net can be found on the keffiyeh. Fishing is our heritage, our culture, and a vital means of subsistence”.
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From 10,000 Palestinian fishermen in 2000, there were only roughly 3,500 left in 2010. Today, there are only about 100. Since the genocide began in 2023, more than 230 fishers have been killed and 95% of fishing boats and vessels have been destroyed by Israel. Since the economic blockade began in 2007, importing nets, fuel, raw materials, or parts to maintain the fleets has become almost impossible. Bombing has destroyed the sewage systems, which discharge between 100 and 120 million liters of dirty water near the coast every day. Coupled with Israel's restrictions on fishing areas that prevent them from accessing large fish offshore, fishermen now have access only to small fish that are contaminated and unfit for consumption, putting their lives at risk.
"We deserve a normal life, we want to live and fish freely [...] we want to live in peace. The hardest thing as a fisherman in Gaza is to go and fish for the bodies of our colleagues, our martyrs. The Israeli army forbids us from recovering the bodies of our murdered fellow fishermen. Sometimes we have to dive in secret to bring back pieces of bodies that we don't even dare to return to the families because they are so badly damaged, eaten by fish or corroded by salt." Caption: Port of Gaza, December 2025
Last year, a boat from the flotilla managed to reach Palestinian territorial waters. That day, the Israeli coast guard was busy stopping the flotilla, and the fishermen were free to fish. With this new flotilla, we will reach the coast of Gaza and break Israel's deadly blockade, with and for our Palestinian brothers and sisters! Free Palestine
... genocidal campaign, severe movement restrictions, and the systematic shrinking of fishing zones, the fishing community in Gaza has been pushed to the brink. 2/4
Fishing for a living, resisting to survive "We fishermen want you to tell our story. We support the flotillas because they are a concrete action that gives us courage, allows us to believe in humanity, and reminds us that we are not alone. We believe in your efforts and your support, and we will welcome you here with open arms. " Caption: Words from Gaza fishers Fishermen preparing their fishing nets, 1987, Gaza beach
Fishing and the sea are an integral part of Palestinian history and culture, and the motif of a fishing net can be found on the keffiyeh. “We will never give up the sea; fishing is our heritage, our culture, and a vital means of subsistence.” Our name, Thousand Madleens to Gaza, comes from the Madleen, an FFC ship intercepted by the IOF in 2025. It was named in honor of Madleen Kulab, one of the few female fishermen in Gaza. It is a tribute to the resilience and resistance of this woman and an entire people against oppression. “Madleen is a source of pride and a symbol for Gaza and for you. Through her perseverance and courage, she is a symbol of resistance.” Palestinian fisher
Israel has always done everything in its power to uproot the Palestinian people from their land. Attacking their means of subsistence, particularly by destroying the fishing industry, is part of the genocidal process. “Fishermen are very often targeted by the IOF because they document what is happening, and because Israel attacks all means of livelihood for Palestinians, such as attacks on farms and poisoning of the soil.” Palestinian fisher
The fishing zone initially set at 20 nautical miles by the Oslo Accords in 1995 was not only never respected but was gradually restricted to 3 nautical miles in 2009. And although Israel authorized its extension to 15 nautical miles in 2019, attacks have in fact pushed fishermen back to within 3 nautical miles. Today, according to the United Nations, 85% of fishing waters are partially or totally off-limits to fishermen, and 70% of the sector's infrastructure has been destroyed. Maritime map of Gaza and exclusion zones - subtitles: 1995 Oslo Accords March 2019 Bertini Agreements August 2005 October 2006 January 2009 then 2019 Area prohibited to navigation at all times NM = Nautical Miles 1 NM = 1.85 km
There are only about 100 Palestinian fishers in Gaza today. In 2000, there were about 10,000. Israel has intentionally targeted fishers in a calculated effort to destroy Palestinian means of subsistence, self-reliance, and livelihood. Through Israel's naval violence... 1/4
In 2010, Israel killed 10 volunteers aboard the ‘Mavi Marmara’, but that did not stop us. In fact, families of those martyrs are still active in the Freedom Flotilla Coalition today due to our shared belief that we can and must do everything in our power to force open Gaza.
Help strengthen the movement and sail until Israel’s illegal siege of Gaza is broken, and until Palestine is free. Donate to the next flotilla now, or join a delegation, and don’t stop sharing Palestinian voices from Gaza. https://freedomflotilla.org/gaza-freedom-flotilla-australia/ https://chuffed.org/project/138636-free-gaza-australia-2025
We've been sailing to break Israel’s illegal siege of Gaza for almost two decades. The first Free Gaza Movement flotilla that reached Gaza in 2008 promised Palestinians “we won’t stop sailing until Israel’s siege is broken". We've kept that promise. We won’t back down. chuffed.org/project/1386...
Concerned citizen: The flotillas have not broken Israel’s siege yet. Why keep trying? The first flotilla that reached Gaza in 2008 promised Palestinians that "we won’t stop sailing until Israel’s siege is broken". We have kept that promise. We won’t back down now because of Israel’s attempts to shut us down.
We acknowledge concerns around launching another flotilla, particularly given the costs and Israel’s confiscation of our vessels and goods onboard. Evaluation of the impact of our actions are both appropriate and necessary. Since 2010, we successfully fought to have boats returned, received compensation for others, and we will continue to fight for the rest. Regardless, we believe that the cost of a boat must be weighed against the cost of silence, complicity, and normalization of Israel’s crimes against Palestinians - costs measured in lives, not dollars.
Even if flotilla vessels are not returned, each mission: • Drives global media coverage of Israel’s crimes that no lobbying effort could buy. While Israel spends billions on propaganda to silence the truth, the flotilla forces media to cover Israel’s violence against Palestinians, as well as those who act in solidarity. • Creates a significant financial burden: Israel has spent millions attacking our boats; abducting and deporting volunteers; on police and prison costs; on litigation; on maintenance of stolen boats, and much more. • Forces international governments to address Israel’s law violations. • Sends a strong message to Palestinians that they're not alone, and helps build solidarity for a free Palestine.
Meanwhile, hundreds of millions of dollars worth of aid continues to rot at Gaza’s borders, waiting for permission from the same entity that deliberately starves and freezes Palestinians to death. We reject the notion that the occupier be allowed to determine what can get in and out of Gaza. Keeping up the pressure to break Israel’s siege must remain a priority. We cannot and will not back down because of Israel’s attempts to shut us down.
We've been sailing to break Israel’s illegal siege of Gaza for almost two decades. The first Free Gaza Movement flotilla that reached Gaza in 2008 promised Palestinians “we won’t stop sailing until Israel’s siege is broken". We've kept that promise. We won’t back down. chuffed.org/project/1386...
[title] Mobilize against Israel's Death Penalty Bill! [sub-title] A move to legalize the hanging of Palestinians while denying legal access, enforcing isolation, and granting total immunity to those who carry out executions. Picture of woman and man standing comforting each other
Violence and torture against Palestinians in Israeli prison camps—widely documented and condemned by international human rights bodies—has been met with impunity.This impunity has now paved the way for Israel to advance a bill for the execution of Palestinian hostages, denying them any right to appeal and holding them in isolation until execution—within 90 days. The world must act to stop this before it's too late. [Picture] Several men behind prison bars; one man in prison clothing with chains around his wrists giving two 2-fingered victory salutes.
Genocide—especially in a globalized world like ours—is never committed in a vacuum. It is normalized through racist propaganda and legitimised with immoral legislation and policies. From the colonization of Australia and Turtle Island, to the transatlantic slave trade, European colonization of Africa, the Herero and Nama massacres in German Southwest Africa, the Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust, and the Rwandan Genocide, history makes clear that law and institutions intended to protect people have repeatedly been used by colonial and authoritarian regimes to legitimize mass atrocities against racialised and vulnerable minorities.
Ben-Gvir, the Israeli far-right minister advancing the bill, has openly called for more lethal, cruel, and collectively punitive measures against Palestinians, further exposing Israel's genocidal intent and reliance on global inaction. This leaves no room for delay. Israel must face immediate consequences, including boycotts, sanctions, arms embargoes, diplomatic isolation, and international legal accountability.
Act Now!
Israel is moving to legalize executing Palestinian hostages while denying them legal access, holding them in isolation, and granting total immunity to those who carry out the killings.
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It is crucial that global solidarity with Gaza remains steadfast and that the movement stays attentive and on alert. We must continue to center and amplify Palestinian voices while escalating our demands for arms embargoes, political sanctions, and legal consequences, as well as strengthening boycott and divestment efforts. Lifting Israel's illegal and deadly blockade is essential to ending the genocide.. Global solidarity and action are vital to the struggle for a free Palestine! JOIN US.
Silence enables this. Mobilize now. Demand a dismantling of Israel's illegal blockade. Escalate pressure for a full arms embargo, sanctions & accountability under international law. Strengthen #BDS efforts. Center Palestinian voices. Join and support the Freedom Flotilla Coalition.
One of the largest arms shipments to israel since Oct 2023 is set to pass near Greece 24 Dec. This shipment can still be stopped.
States are obliged to block weapons used in genocide.
Dockworkers and civil society must refuse to load/unload. Disrupt the supply chain. #BlockTheBoat
The Freedom Flotilla will sail again in 2026. Civil society will not stand by while Gaza is strangled and annihilated. We are preparing more vessels, more international participation and more coordinated actions than ever before to #BreakTheSiege of Gaza. @freedomflotilla.bsky.social
... We fight in solidarity with every Palestinian political prisoner.
We will keep sailing until Palestine is free.
This is not the end, we will return. We will break Israel's illegal siege of Gaza!
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#BreaktheSiege
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All 145 of our comrades have been released, but thousands of Palestinians remain imprisoned — abducted from their homes, held without trial, tortured, disappeared.
Our volunteers were kidnapped in international waters for trying to break Israel’s illegal blockade...
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Screenshot from CBC news on Youtube at 0:54 here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12CW3POad3U with the FFC logo and an onscreen quote reading "David Heap | Flotilla Coalition Steering Committee" and '“Israel has no legal authority to detain international volunteers aboard these ships. This seizure blatantly violates international law and defies the ICJ’s binding orders requiring unimpeded humanitarian access to Gaza.” Bottom, the title from the CBC Youtube channel. "Israeli forces intercept new aid flotilla bound for Gaza, carrying six Canadians." CBC logo, CBCNN Live and "Breaking news - Israel-Hamas War"
Israel intercepts new #flotilla bound for #Gaza, carrying 6 Canadians. via @cbcnews.ca :
"Israel has no legal authority to detain international volunteers aboard these ships. " says @davidheap.bsky.social of @freedomflotilla.bsky.social
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🆘 The ‘Conscience’ crew have been abducted by IOF.
Demand the Australian government condemn this crime and ensure the immediate release of participants and crew, as well as an end to Israel’s illegal siege and ongoing genocide in Gaza.
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In May Israeli drones bombed ‘Conscience’ near Malta. Repaired and 120 nm from Gaza 'Conscience' carries 92 people of conscience, mostly medical and media workers. An Israeli military helicopter is attacking 'Conscience' and 8 other accompanying boats are being hijacked.
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🚨Israeli Military Attacks Flotilla In International Waters 🚨
Israeli Occupation Forces violate international law again in international waters. Our boats carry medical and nutritional supplies destined for Gaza’s starved hospitals.
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Everyone can be a participant on land and support the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social sailing now to break Israel's illegal siege of Gaza.
Follow the boats:
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Donate if you can:
freedomflotilla.org/donate/
Everyone can be a particpant on land and support the Freedom Flotilla sailing now to break Israel's illegal siege of Gaza.
Follow the boats:
freedomflotilla.org/ffc-tmtg-con...
Donate if you can:
freedomflotilla.org/donate/
@freedomflotilla.bsky.social
Each boat's name is a story of struggle and carries the voice of a people resisting decades of occupation, colonisation, apartheid and ethnic cleansing.
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We honour everyone martyred and resisting. We sail to break Israeli's illegal and deadly siege and won't stop until Palestine is free.
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Each boat's name is a story of struggle and carries the voice of a people resisting decades of occupation, colonisation, apartheid and ethnic cleansing.
@freedomflotilla.bsky.social
Journalists, healthcare workers and activists meet at sea. Their shared goals: to break Israel’s illegal siege of Gaza; open a sea corridor, and end the genocide. ‘Conscience’ and Thousand Madleens to Gaza sailboats are just days away from arriving in Gaza, Palestine.
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We sail together to break Israel's siege, amplify the truth, to open a sea corridor, and to demand an end to genocide. Gaza, we are coming.
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Months after Israeli drones bombed 'Conscience' near Malta, we sail again - this time with Thousand Madleens to Gaza. We sail because Israel kills and imprisons Palestinian journalists, blocks foreign media & starves Gaza’s health system while targeting its doctors. @freedomflotilla.bsky.social 1/2
Direct payments to support the #FreedomFlotilla available via bank transfer to Commonwealth Bank
GFF Australia Group, BSB: 062102, Acc No: 10197185
For a receipt, please send details of your donation via email to freegazaaustralia2@gmail.com
'Handala' in the Mediterranean Sea with flags, banners and particpants on its way to Gaza.
The yacht 'Madleen' in the Mediterranean Sea with flags on its way to Gaza.
'Conscience' in the Mediterranean Sea with banners saying 'Ceasefire Now' and 'Freedom Fleet continues on its way' on its way to Gaza.
Following 'Conscience', 'Madleen' and 'Handala', support Free Gaza Australia as we prepare with our partners in the Freedom Flotilla Coalition our fourth mission this year to #BreakTheSiege of Gaza. @freedomflotilla.bsky.social
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