Soumoud Convoy
humanitarian mission
The Soumoud Convoy (Arabic: قافلة الصمود, romanized: Qāfilat aṣ‑Ṣumūd), variously translated as Steadfast Convoy or Maghreb Resilience Convoy, was a humanitarian land convoy travelling from Tunisia, through Libya, towards the Rafah border crossing between Palestine and Egypt. It began on June 9, 2025 to raise awareness of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The goal was to try and break the Israeli blockade, deliver humanitarian aid to the Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip, and end of the genocide in Gaza. The convoy was the North African contingent contributing to the Global March to Gaza, which intended to begin from Egypt, but was cancelled on 16 June, the same day the convoy's journey to Rafah was cancelled.
The North African convoy set off from Tunis on 9 June, with approximately 1,000–1,500 people taking part, mostly from Tunisia, and also from Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, and Morocco. It crossed the Tunisia–Libya border, arrived in Tripoli, Libya, on 11 June, and was supported by Libya's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. Two days later, the protest was halted at the Libyan city of Sirte heading east, and subsequently blocked by Libyan National Army commander Khalifa Haftar's forces. On 15 June, the convoy retreated to the region of Misrata in west Libya after over a dozen participants had been arrested whom organisers demanded the release of. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry stated that it would not permit the convoy to reach to Rafah, citing the need for permits; a position supported by authorities in eastern Libya. The convoy later renamed to Maghreb Sumud Flotilla, in co-ordination with the Global Sumud Flotilla, involving over 50 vessels.
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