Aid flotilla to set sail from Spain bound for Gaza

The aid flotilla is setting off from Barcelona (Emilio Morenatti/AP)

A flotilla of ships is preparing to set sail for the Gaza Strip with humanitarian aid on board, while Israel steps up its offensive on Gaza City and is limiting the deliveries of food and basic supplies in the north of the Palestinian territory.

The Global Sumud Flotilla, departing from Spain, will try to break the Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territory and bring humanitarian aid, food, water and medicine to Gaza.