Mandela Grandson Joins Global Flotilla Aiming Aid Gaza

Mandla Mandela, the grandson of Nelson Mandela, has compared the plight of Palestinians under Israeli occupation to the apartheid era in South Africa, stating that Palestinians face a form of apartheid even worse than what Black South Africans experienced. He is joining the Global Sumud Flotilla, a multinational group including activists like Greta Thunberg, aiming to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza despite an Israeli naval blockade. Mandela urged the global community to support Palestinians, drawing parallels to the international pressure and sanctions that helped end apartheid in South Africa. Israel rejects these apartheid comparisons and defends its blockade as necessary to prevent Hamas from acquiring weapons. Meanwhile, humanitarian organizations report severe food shortages and famine conditions in Gaza. South Africa's African National Congress supports the flotilla's mission, viewing it as echoing their own struggle for liberation.