'We need to confront evil': Cork comedian Tadhg Hickey to join Gaza aid flotilla

Climate activists Greta Thunberg and Thiago Ávila are also expected to take part in the Global Sumud Flotilla which will see dozens of boats and ships from 44 countries set sail on August 31

Tadhg Hickey: 'Whatever I will go through with the IDF will be an absolute drop in the ocean compared to what Palestinians are going through at their hands every single day of the week.' File picture: David Creedon

Cork comedian and activist Tadhg Hickey is set to join a global flotilla that will attempt to break the naval blockade by bringing “vital” humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

The Global Sumud Flotilla will see dozens of boats and ships from 44 countries set sail on August 31. Led by a union of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, the Global Movement and the Maghreb Sumud Convoy, the fleet is set to sail from Spain and will be joined by other groups on September 4 in Tunisia.