Israel may still have a Madleen aid boat. But the organizers are already planning their next trip to Gaza

Madeleine, boat The Israeli forces seized it while on its way to GazaPerhaps it is still stuck in a port off the coast of Israel. But the activists who tried it were busy planning their next attempt – albeit with a different boat.

Madeleine, who was named after a famous director in Gaza, was named from Italy, with the aim of providing a symbolic amount of aid and attracting attention to the ordeal of the pocket, which was destroyed by 20 Months From the war. This was the thirty -sixth campaign of Freedom Flotilla Tealition (FFC) since 2008.

But while the group is waiting to hear from officials to put the boat, Zohar Chamberlain Regev, a FFC member, is in Sicily, and fixes a different boat for another operation to Gaza.

The group tried to sail at this ship, called Hanala, from Norway to Gaza in 2024. That trip ended early from Malta, where they felt that the boat was very large in making the trip. But they will try it again, from Sicily.

“The main goal of … is to send a message from solidarity and encouragement to the Palestinian resistance, to millions of people under occupation,” Regev told CBC News.

A little success in sailing to Gaza

Over the years, many FFC boats have been seized by the Israeli forces. Its recovery involves time in court – and until then it did not guarantee this.

Madleen is the third boat that will have to appear before the court. The Israeli citizen, based in Frankfurt, whose registered owner, says she has not heard anything yet from the authorities.

“But whenever they did (contact), I will tell them that this boat was on his way to Gaza; they had no work they would take,” she says.

The first five campaigns of the group, all of which were in 2008, were the only one that succeeded in reaching Gaza and sailing. From 2009 onwards, Regev says that no boat was able to reach the beaches of the pocket.

“Some boats were shocked on the sea and then rescued; and some boats were returned by the occupation of their owners.”

She says the group re -used boats that have been returned, or sold to finance future activities.

Aid state is unclear

FFC says the aid on the plane does not reach Gaza either. Regev says it does not have information on MADLEEN.

The Israeli authorities did not respond to CBC requests to comment on aid. But they previously told Reuters that it would be sent to Gaza through what they called “true humanitarian channels”.

Despite many failed attempts, Regev says it is steadfast in seeking to achieve the goals of the coalition.

“We are doing this because we appreciate the freedom that we must actually make things,” she said. “It is terrifying for me to think that there is genocide, my people committed, and I sit here safely and do nothing.” (Israel Constantly It commits the genocide in Gaza.)

The group’s strategy did not explain its next trip. But she said that the coalition will continue to try to sail in its boats to Gaza until the Israeli siege is lifted on the tape.

One reason, different facts

For 31 -year -old Madleen Kolb, her lifestyle was because she was a little girl learning how to hunt her father. After she fell ill, when she was thirteen years old, he took office. It says it is The first alone in Gaza.

“I have been honored that they wanted to use my name for the boat,” said video photographer CBC Freelance Mohamd El Saife.

The mother of four pregnant women with her fifth child, and says she can barely find food to feed her children. She says the war made it very dangerous for her to fish, and she faces a problem in paying the price of necessities, as the cost of food increased in Gaza.

She had closely seen her boat journey bearing the same name, and expected her arrival, along with her promised help.

“We were very sad when we heard that the boat was intercepted,” she said. “If the boat arrives, this means life for us.”

Collab sat on the sand while the tide was washed across the Mediterranean in Sicily, Regev was preparing for the 37th fleet of its group to sail. Although the two women are linked to each other, they live in different facts.

“I hope that when it sails, the war will end, the siege is broken, and we can see it,” said Colab.