Another Take: Was hope of aid for Gaza seized with the Freedom Flotilla?
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 747 Ratings
🗓️ 2 May 2026
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on June 11, 2025. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed.
The seizure of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla in international waters has not deterred other aid convoys from heading towards Gaza. Palestinian-American writer Ahmad Ibsais explains how humanitarian aid has become a politically charged weapon of war.
In this episode:
- Ahmad Ibsais, Writer of ‘State of Siege’
Episode credits:
This episode was updated by Chloe K. Li. The original production team was Amy Walters, Sonia Bhagat, Chloe K Li and Haleema Shah, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Sarí el-Khalili, Mariana Navarette, Kisaa Zehra and our guest host, Manuel Rapalo. It was edited by Noor Wazwaz.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our engagement producers are Adam Abou-Gad and Vienna Maglio. Andrew Greiner is lead of audience engagement. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Hi, I'm Chloe K. Lee, and this is another take, where we dive into the archives. |
| 0:16.0 | Israel has once again intercepted 22 ships and detained 211 activists bringing humanitarian aid bound for Gaza. |
| 0:27.6 | These ships were part of a second global Samud flotilla. |
| 0:32.6 | Italian, German, Spanish, and Turkish officials condemned the interception and called for Israel |
| 0:38.9 | to abide by international law. |
| 0:43.0 | This episode, from last year, |
| 0:45.7 | explores how the movement continues |
| 0:47.5 | after an interception. |
| 0:50.8 | It originally aired on June 11, 2025. |
| 0:55.2 | All references are from that time. |
| 1:10.7 | Today, one flotilla has been captured, but the movement to get aid to Gaza has not. |
| 1:17.4 | I think it shows that Gaza is in reach and that unless we're willing to sacrifice something, |
| 1:23.4 | genocide is just going to continue. |
| 1:25.3 | As Israel continues blocking convoys, |
| 1:28.3 | one Palestinian writer says aid isn't about feeding Palestinians. |
| 1:32.8 | It never was. |
| 1:35.9 | I'm Manuel Rapalo, and this is the take. |
| 1:52.3 | Activist Pta Toonberg boarded a flight from Tel Aviv to France on Tuesday. She was being deported back home to Sweden. |
| 1:56.2 | They did an illegal act by kidnapping us on international waters and against our rule, bringing |
| 2:03.3 | us to Israel, keeping us in the bottom of the boat, not letting us get out and so on. |
| 2:08.8 | But that is not the real story here. |
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