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| Abbreviation | FFC |
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| Formation | June 2010; 15 years ago (2010-06) |
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| Purpose | Break theGaza blockade, deliver humanitarian aid and establish a people-ledhumanitarian corridor |
Region served | Gaza Strip,Mediterranean region |
| Membership | see§ Members |
| Website | freedomflotilla |
| Blockade of the Gaza Strip |
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TheFreedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) is agrassroots international solidarity movement formed in 2010 responsible for numerousGaza Freedom Flotillas. It coordinates civilian-led aid missions by sea to break theIsraeli blockade of the Gaza Strip.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition was formed followingIsrael's raid on the2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla, ended in the death of nine activists on board in international waters. 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 theIsraeli 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—sometimes destroying—cargos and ships. Passengers and crews are often detained, though they have been killed in some instances. There have been multiple reports of drone attacks on flotillas, includingan unconfirmed attack in May 2025, and over a dozen separate attacks reported against theGlobal Sumud Flotilla in September 2025, when Israeli submarine-released drones dropped various chemical devices, incendiary devices, and explosives onto the ships of the flotilla.[5]
Gaza Freedom Flotilla vessels and convoys have attempted to break theblockade of Gaza since 2010. Thefirst flotilla with six ships was launched by what would then become the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, and were subsequentlyraided by Israeli forces. Since then, attempts with theFreedom Flotilla II in 2011,Freedom Flotilla III in 2015,Women's Boat to Gaza in 2016, Just Future for Palestine Flotilla in2018, and flotillas inJune andJuly 2025, have all been intercepted, raided or attacked by Israeli forces.[6] In August, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition joined theGlobal Sumud Flotilla, and began launching a series of flotilla convoys towards Gaza.[7][8]
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Additional organizations the FFC has partnered with include Miles of Smiles,Plateforme des ONG françaises pour la Palestine, theUnion of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC),We Are Not Numbers (WANN)[9][10] andForensic Architecture.[11]
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