{"id":2481170,"date":"2025-09-01T13:59:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T17:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greta-thunbergs-flotilla-to-gaza-turns-back-due-to-stormy-conditions\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T13:59:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T17:59:38","slug":"greta-thunbergs-flotilla-to-gaza-turns-back-due-to-stormy-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greta-thunbergs-flotilla-to-gaza-turns-back-due-to-stormy-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Greta Thunberg&#8217;s flotilla to Gaza turns back due to stormy conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgreta-thunbergs-flotilla-to-gaza-turns-back-due-to-stormy-conditions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2481170&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A flotilla carrying Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and other volunteers, including actor Liam Cunningham, set out from Barcelona as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla mission to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. However, the voyage was soon aborted due to unsafe weather conditions with strong Mediterranean winds exceeding 30 knots. The organizers decided to prioritize the safety of all participants and avoid complications with the small ships. No new date for departure has been announced. This mission follows an earlier unsuccessful attempt by Thunberg to reach Gaza, which ended with her deportation from israel. Thunberg is widely known for her progressive activism, especially on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kerry-calls-russian-fm-to-discuss-paris-agreement\/\" title=\"Kerry calls Russian FM to discuss Paris Agreement\">climate change issues<\/a>. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Greta Thunberg&rsquo;s flotilla to Gaza turns back due to stormy conditions<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2215762\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A ship carrying activist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/greta-thunberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Greta Thunberg<\/a> and others to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gaza<\/a> to deliver aid turned around shortly after departure, citing &ldquo;unsafe weather conditions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Thunberg sought to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3785684\/labor-day-weekend-2025-travel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">travel<\/a> from Barcelona as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a group of vessels from multiple countries seeking to provide aid to Gaza. Actor Liam Cunningham, best known for his role in <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DN_NG3qiLn3\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">was among the volunteers<\/a> joining this expedition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3789011\/trump-india-offered-cut-tariffs-on-us-to-nothing\/\">Trump says India has offered to cut its tariffs on the US &#8216;to nothing&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3789039\/vladimir-putin-tours-china-trilateral-xi-jinping-kim-jong-un\/\">Putin tours China and meets with world leaders ahead of military parade and trilateral meeting with Xi and Kim<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3789052\/scott-bessent-big-economic-pickup-2026-national-housing-emergency\/\">Bessent predicts &#8216;big economic pickup in 2026&#8217;&nbsp;and possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bessent-predicts-big-economic-pickup-in-2026-and-possible-national-housing-emergency-declaration-this-fall\/\" title=\"Bessent predicts ...big economic pickup in 2026...\u00a0and possible national housing emergency declaration this fall\">national housing emergency declaration<\/a> this fall<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>However, the voyage was short-lived, as the flotilla returned to avoid &ldquo;risking complications&rdquo; with the small ships amid the weather.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Facing over 30 knot winds and the unpredictable nature of the Mediterranean, we made this decision to prioritize the safety and well-being of all participants and to safeguard the success of our mission,&rdquo; Global Sumud Flotilla posted on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA MISSION DEPARTURE DELAYED TO PRIORITIZE SAFETY AMID STRONG MEDITERRANEAN WINDS <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A4YDahLiJh\">pic.twitter.com\/A4YDahLiJh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Global Sumud Flotilla (@GlobalSumudF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GlobalSumudF\/status\/1962442241697362184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg waves from a boat taking part in a civilian flotilla bound for Gaza, aiming to break the Israeli blockade and deliver humanitarian aid on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in Barcelona, Spain. (AP Photo\/Emilio Morenatti)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3785831\/ritchie-torres-blasts-gotcha-interview-on-israel-and-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>RITCHIE TORRES BLASTS &lsquo;GOTCHA INTERVIEW&rsquo; ON ISRAEL AND GAZA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No new date was given for the resumption of the voyage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3436459\/greta-thunberg-deported-israel-gaza-aid-ship-flotilla-seized\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thunberg&rsquo;s first attempt to enter Gaza<\/a> this year ended with her and two others being deported from Israel, with nine others refusing deportation. President Donald Trump said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3435871\/trump-anger-management-young-angry-greta-thunberg-israel-seize-gaza-aid-ship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his &ldquo;primary recommendation&rdquo;<\/a> for the leftist activist is &ldquo;anger management&rdquo; classes. Thunberg is best known for her <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >progressive activism demanding action<\/a> on climate change.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thunberg&#8217;s Gaza aid flotilla returns amid bad weather<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2481171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25243567464578.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32659,62385,20083,32657,62386],"class_list":["post-2481170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-environmental-activism","tag-flotilla","tag-gaza","tag-greta-thunberg","tag-stormy-conditions"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25243567464578.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2481170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2481170"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2481170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2481174,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2481170\/revisions\/2481174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2481171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2481170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2481170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2481170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}