The Freedom Flotilla Coalition has launched a third vessel — the Handala — from Italy on a journey towards Gaza to deliver aid to the enclave, Al Jazeera reports.

Maria Elena, a member of the crew, said the group “will not stop until the siege is broken and Palestine is liberated”.

After the live broadcast on social media from the coastal city of Syracuse on Sicily, the ship, loaded with humanitarian aid, sailed towards the besieged enclave.