Activists set off from Tunisia to break Israel siege

(MENAFN) On Monday, over 1,000 activists from North African countries set off from Tunisia’s capital, beginning a land journey aimed at breaking Israel’s siege of the Gaza Strip and expressing solidarity with Palestinians.

The Maghreb resilience convoy, organized by the Coordination for Joint Action for Palestine, departed from central Tunis after participants from Tunisia, Mauritania, Morocco, and Algeria completed registration. Supporters waved Palestinian and Tunisian flags as the convoy left.

“This convoy is part of a global initiative involving more than 30 countries from Europe, South America, and Southeast Asia,” said Mohamed Amine Bennour, the convoy’s medical coordinator, in an interview with Anadolu.

“We are moving in coordination with various organizations aiming to reach Gaza by land, sea, and air,” he added, emphasizing their objective to reach Gaza by land and raise global awareness through events held along the way.

Bennour noted that groups from the Tunisian cities of Sousse, Sfax, and Gabes will join the convoy as it moves across the country before continuing through Libya and Egypt.

“After crossing Tunisia, we plan to reach the Gaza Strip via Libya and Egypt. We are coordinating with initiatives such as the March on Gaza, the Global March on Gaza, and the Freedom Flotilla, which consists of many ships,” he said.

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