BARCELONA, Spain — A flotilla of ships prepared to set sail from Barcelona to the Gaza Strip Sunday with humanitarian aid, activists and celebrities on board to try and break the Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territory.

This comes as Israel has stepped up its offensive on Gaza City , limiting the deliveries of food and basic supplies in the north of the Palestinian territory. Food experts warned earlier this month that the city was in famine and that half a million people across the strip were facing catastrophic levels of hunger.

The Global Sumud Flotilla is carrying food, water and medicine. Activists on board demanded safe passage to deliver the much-needed aid and the opening of a humanitarian sea corridor, according to a statement. The almost 23-month war has killed more th

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