TUNIS, Tunisia — A grandson of South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela said Friday he would join pro-Palestinian activists seeking to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza with an aid boat from Tunisia.
"We particularly chose, as the South African delegation, to join the Global Sumud Flotilla here in Tunisia from an African point to say: Africa is part of this struggle," Mandla Mandela told journalists in Tunis.
"As Africans, we know very well what it means to live under occupation, under oppression," he said.
The Maghreb Sumud Flotilla will set sail on Sunday, organisers say, aiming to join other Gaza-bound boats that have already left from Spain and Italy., This news data comes from:http://npk-umd-vyfk-pr.erlvyiwan.com
Initially scheduled for last Thursday, it was postponed due to bad weather, and organisers have yet to confirm the place and time of departure.
Mandela grandson says he will join Gaza aid boat
Organisers have said about 100 activists have registered to join the flotilla from Tunis.
- Marcos orders full budget review for DPWH amid ghost projects scandal
- LPA trough, 'habagat' to bring rains in parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila
- ‘Lannie’ to bring rain over NLuzon, southwest monsoon to affect Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Mimaropa —Pagasa
- Can a giant seawall save Indonesia's disappearing coast?
- Lone bettor wins P86M in 6/42 lotto draw for Sept 6
- Made in China? The remarkable tale of Venice's iconic winged lion
- Lacson: Torre 'acted beyond his authority'
- Israeli defense minister warns of Gaza City's destruction unless Hamas yields to his country's terms
- Floods kill over 30 in Indian-controlled Kashmir, displace 150,000 in east Pakistan
- Trump plans a hefty tax on imported drugs, risking higher prices and shortages
