A significant number of French vessels are setting sail from Marseille to join a major international aid flotilla. This convoy aims to break an alleged Israeli blockade and deliver necessary supplies to the Gaza Strip.

Some 20 French boats set sail from Marseille on Saturday to join up with an international flotilla making a renewed effort to break an Israeli blockade and deliver aid to Gaza. The international flotilla of some 100 boats will head towards Gaza around April 20, according to the organisers