In the early hours of Wednesday morning, drones attacked a fleet of small boats bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza. The <a href="https://globalsumudflotilla.org/tracker/#help" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Global Sumud Flotilla</a>, as it’s known, is the latest group attempting to <a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/08/08/intercept-briefing-podcast-gaza-aid-food/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">break Israel’s siege on Gaza to deliver food</a> and medical supplies.This week on The Intercept Briefing, host Jordan Uhl speaks to Tommy Marcus, who goes by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/quentin.quarantino/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Quentin Quarantino</a> on Instagram, about the convoy enduring attacks on international waters as volunteers remain resolved to continue their mission to deliver aid to Gaza. “It's pretty jarring. I'm not going to lie. I'd love to put on this really tough, confident face and say I’m totally fearless. But I'm just a normal guy, and I'd expect and hope to live past 30,” says Marcus, who is among the roughly <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DO_IBU9CtXY/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">500 volunteers</a> in the convoy from <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/25/italy-spain-send-navy-ships-to-protect-gaza-flotilla-after-drone-attacks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">45 different countries</a>. He adds, “There is truly no way to deter us, I suppose unless they kill us. But let's hope that doesn't happen.”<a href="https://theintercept.com/2024/03/20/intercepted-israel-palestine-human-rights/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Diana Buttu</a>, the former legal adviser to the Palestine Liberation Organization and an <a href="https://theintercept.com/search/%22diana%20buttu%22/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">analyst </a>on issues related to Palestine and Israel, says Israel’s blockade of all entrances to the Gaza Strip is illegal and that “Israel's attacks on these flotillas are similarly illegal.”&nbsp;Uhl spoke to the Palestinian human rights lawyer about Israel escalating strikes on Gaza as the U.N. met this week and more Western countries <a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/09/25/palestine-statehood-israel-arms-sales/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">recognize the Palestinian state</a> — a gesture she calls hollow.“This is an American Israeli genocide,” says Buttu. Donald Trump “could have easily ended this, but he's choosing not to.”“Everyone joined this mission because they're so horrified by the genocide unfolding in Gaza and also the inaction of all of our governments around the world," says Marcus.Listen to the full conversation of The Intercept Briefing on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intercept-briefing/id1195206601" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2js8lwDRiK1TB4rUgiYb24?si=e3ce772344ee4170" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen.&nbsp;&nbsp;You can support our work at <a href="https://join.theintercept.com/donate/Donate_Podcast?source=interceptedshoutout&recurring_period=one-time" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">theintercept.com/join</a>. Your donation, no matter the amount, makes a real difference.&nbsp;<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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