Swiss citizens are also taking part in the flotilla that intends to break the sea blockade in Gaza. The Waves of Freedom Association (WOFA) plans to leave with five boats loaded with baby milk powder and water filters. 'What is happening is inhuman. We want to break the blockade, the aid is there," Hicham El Ghaoui, president of WOFA, an association founded in 2025 in Verbier, Switzerland, told the media in Geneva today. The doctor, who has participated in several missions to Gaza, explains that trucks full of food are parked a few kilometres from the Palestinian enclave, where people are starving. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox With more than 160 nationalities represented, the Global Sumud Flotilla is the largest civil society action ever organised, emphasised Shady Ammane, delegate for Switzerland. Dozens of boats are participating in this peaceful and non-violent initiative. The participants will mainly leave from Barcelona on August 31 and from ...
