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Sumud Flotilla for Gaza departs Barcelona again after delay due to storm

Crowds gather around the flotilla's boats as they are about to set sail from Barcelona. One supporter holds a sign in Spanish that reads: '+19,954 children killed' [Mauricio Morales/Al Jazeera]

The Global Sumud Flotilla carrying aid to the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip departed Barcelona again on Monday evening, several hours after poor weather forced it to return to the Spanish port, according to a journalist travelling on one of the boats.

Earlier on Monday, the flotilla – which had set off from Barcelona on Sunday – said in a statement on X that strong winds of more than 30 knots (55.6 kilometres per hour, or 34.5 miles per hour) on the Mediterranean Sea could have posed a problem for smaller boats in the convoy.

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