Humanitarian aid transported by Greta Thunberg’s second fleet will not even reach Gaza due to a lack of docking facilities and the “legal” blockade of Israel, a maritime expert has said.
While the boats of the Swedish activist left Barcelona on Sunday, Thunberg was accompanied by figures, including Game of Thrones actor Liam Cunningham and former mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau.
The global Sumud fleet, consisting of around 70 boats, has help, including food, water and medicines and hopes to bring this to citizens in the Gaza Strip.
The fleet is expected to be accompanied by more boats before they reach Gaza around 14 or 15 September.
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The Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg waves a boat that participates in a civilian fleet on his way to Gaza, with the aim of breaking the Israeli blockade and offer humanitarian aid, in Barcelona, ​​Spain, Sunday 31 August 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
“There are no port facilities in this area to release something and Gaza misses a gate that is enough to receive such a large fleet. There is a small fishing port, but that is insufficient.
“The US built a temporary port at considerable costs, around $ 200 million, and dismantled because it made it untenable in the area,” confirmed the professor of the US Naval War College.
Greta Thunberg waves while they are on their way to Gaza with help with a fleet. (AP)
Thunberg’s second attempt to lead a fleet comes in the midst of the constant war in Gaza City, who killed more than 63,000 people.
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Greta Thunberg is close to a Palestinian flag after boarding the Madleen boat and before he was sailed to Gaza in June, together with activists from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. (AP)
During a press conference in Barcelona before she left, Thunberg framed the mission as a survival act.
“The story here is about Palestine. The story here is how people are deliberately robbed of the very fundamental means to survive,” said Thunberg, claiming that Israel violated international law by “intercepting boats in international waters illegally” and preventing humanitarian aid to reach citizens.
This is not Thunberg’s first attempt to provide help. In June she was deported after her ship, the Madleen, was stopped by Israeli troops together with 11 others on board.
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Professor Kraska emphasized that having the blockade of Israel is a legal operation during an armed conflict to prevent them from coming in, but it must meet certain requirements, including notification, effectiveness and impartial enforcement.
“Ultimately, there is Israel Authority to defend the blockade,” said Kraska. “But it is not only the law – politics and practical realities are also involved. Both parties weigh those dimensions.
“Israel, however, claims that his maritime safety operations, which look like a blockade, are a legal measure and will act to prevent ships from mooring.
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“There is not one control story: there is international law, the political situation and the tactical dimension,” he added.
