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

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.

The activists had set out to protest Israel’s ongoing military campaign in the Gaza Strip, which is among the deadliest and most destructive since World War II, and its restrictions on the entry of aid.