The Freedom Flotilla Coalition defines itself as "an international civilian mission responding to international failure" and has focused its efforts on Gaza.

Israeli forces intercepted and boarded a sailboat carrying a group of activists, including climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, who planned to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza in defiance of an Israeli blockade on the enclave.

An aid vessel launched by Greta Thunberg and other international activists headed for Gaza was boarded by Israeli forces on Sunday, mere hours after Israeli officials demanded they “turn back,” the coalition announced in a Telegram post.