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Abbreviation | FFC |
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Formation | June 2010 |
Type |
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Purpose | Break the Gaza blockade, deliver humanitarian aid and establish a people-led humanitarian corridor |
Region served | Gaza Strip, Mediterranean region |
Membership | see § Members |
Website | freedomflotilla |
Blockade of the Gaza Strip |
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Crossings |
2004–2009 |
2023–present |
Gaza Freedom Flotilla |
Groups involved |
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) is a grassroots international solidarity movement formed in 2010 responsible for numerous Gaza Freedom Flotillas. It coordinates civilian-led aid missions by sea to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition was formed following Israel's raid on the 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla, which involved the killing of nine activists on board in international waters. [1] [2] Since then, it has organized efforts aimed at raising global awareness of the humanitarian needs of Gaza and demanded unrestricted maritime access to deliver essential aid. [1] [2] [3] In addition, the coalition has demanded an end to the Israeli occupation and that the international community act to hold Israel accountable for its violations of human rights and international law. [2] [4] Israeli authorities have regularly thwarted the coalition's attempts, seizing the cargos and detaining the passengers.
Gaza Freedom Flotilla vessels and convoys have attempted to break the blockade of Gaza since 2010. The first flotilla with six ships was launched by what would then become the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, and were subsequently raided by Israeli forces. Since then, attempts with the Freedom Flotilla II in 2011, Freedom Flotilla III in 2015, Women's Boat to Gaza in 2016, Just Future for Palestine Flotilla in 2018, and flotillas in June and July 2025, have all been intercepted, raided or attacked by Israeli forces. [5] In August, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition joined the Global Sumud Flotilla, and began launching a series of flotilla convoys towards Gaza. [6]
This section may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject , potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral.(August 2025) |
Key:
Organization [7] | Country | Website |
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European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza | International | — |
Free Gaza Movement | freegaza.org | |
International Committee for Breaking the Siege of Gaza | breakgazasiege.net | |
Free Gaza Australia | ![]() | Free Gaza Australia on Facebook |
Freedom Flotilla Brasil | ![]() | Freedom Flotilla Brasil on Instagram |
Canadian Boat to Gaza | ![]() | canadaboatgaza |
Gaza Freiheits Flottille | ![]() | Gaza Freiheits Flottille on Instagram |
Ship to Gaza Greece | ![]() | — |
Gaza Freedom Flotilla Cobh Ireland | ![]() | Gaza Freedom Flotilla Cobh on Instagram |
Freedom Flotilla Italia | ![]() | freedomflotilla |
MyCARE Malaysia | ![]() | mycare.org.my |
Kia Ora Gaza Aotearoa | ![]() | kiaoragaza |
Ship to Gaza Norway | ![]() | shiptogaza.no |
Palestine Solidarity Alliance South Africa | ![]() | palestinesa.co.za |
Rumbo a Gaza Spain | ![]() | rumboagaza.org |
Ship to Gaza Sweden | ![]() | shiptogaza |
IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation | ![]() | ihh.org.tr |
Mavi Marmara Türkiye | mavimarmara.org | |
US Boats to Gaza | ![]() | usboatstogaza |
Additional organizations the FFC has partnered with include Miles of Smiles, Plateforme des ONG françaises pour la Palestine, the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), We Are Not Numbers (WANN) [7] [8] and Forensic Architecture. [9]