International aid flotilla searches for new flags to sail from Turkey to Gaza
Voice of America
FILE - Akdeniz, a ship of Freedom Flotilla Coalition, anchors at Tuzla seaport in Istanbul, Turkey, April 19, 2024.
Activists from an international flotilla carrying humanitarian aid are applying for new maritime flags to sail to Gaza from Turkey after the flags of two of their ships were removed by Guinea-Bissau authorities last week.
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