A flotilla of ships prepared to set sail from Barcelona to the Gaza Strip Sunday with humanitarian aid, activists and celebrities on board to try and break the Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territory.
This comes as Israel has stepped up its offensive on Gaza City, limiting the deliveries of food and basic supplies in the north of the Palestinian territory. Food experts warned earlier this month that the city was in famine and that half a million people across the strip were facing catastrophic levels of hunger.
