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An international humanitarian relief effort in the form of a Freedom Flotilla Coalition was getting ready Friday to leave the western Turkish port of Tuzla and bring much-needed relief to residents of war-torn Gaza.At least three vessels carrying some 5,000 tons of food, drinking water and medical aid were awaiting the green light from Turkish authorities to set sail from the port on the Sea of Marmara, south of Istanbul, organisers said.

Turkey's Freedom Flotilla ready to set sail for Gaza

Two local residents are in Europe to help Palestinian refugees caught in the Israeli-Palestinian War. Now six months into the conflict, more than one million people are on the brink

The population of Lanai is roughly 3,500 people. The population of Gaza is 2.3 million, with 1.5 million currently crammed into Rafah. At 141 square miles, Lanai and Gaza are the same size.

CODEPINK’s Ann Wright and Medea Benjamin join a coalition of human rights activists due to set sail on multiple vessels in mid April. Hundreds of human rights activists with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, including CODEPINK's Ann Wright and Medea Benjamin, are due to set sail on multiple vessels