Thousands of Palestinian solidarity activists, meanwhile, gathered at a Turkish port Sunday for the return of the flagship vessel in the Gaza-bound aid flotilla attacked by Israel earlier this year. Nine people were killed when Israeli troops stormed the Mavi Marmara and seized the boat along with several other ships. Israel released the Mavi Marmara in August, but it’s since been under repair.

Paveen Yaqub: “How many more humanitarian workers is Israel going to kill? When they kill one, thousands will stand in their place, and this is what we have to remind Israel. They can take our ships. They can keep taking our ships. They can keep taking our brothers. But they won’t take our spirit. They won’t take our determination. They won’t take our sense of humanity.”