Mosab Hassan Yousef — son of a Hamas founder — tells i24NEWS he’s organizing a high-profile, peaceful maritime spectacle of “hundreds of boats” to blunt pro-Hamas flotilla theatrics and expose the movement’s role in fueling conflict.
In a striking turn, Mosab Hassan Yousef — the son of a founding member of Hamas who broke with the movement years ago — told i24NEWS he is mobilizing a polished, large-scale maritime response to the flotilla sailing toward the Gaza coast. Framing the action as a strategic public relations and civic demonstration, Yousef said the aim is to puncture the victim narrative and show the world that staged spectacles will not produce peace.
“The Palestinians and their supporters need to understand that making themselves the victim and other attempts to ignite a war will not bring peace,” Yousef told i24NEWS. He promised a visually powerful, orderly presence at sea: “We are going to put on a high-level, well-polished maritime show in front of the flotilla. We will bring hundreds of boats.” The message is blunt and unmistakable — this is a countermove intended to delegitimize propaganda while spotlighting the true drivers of violence.
Organizers say the flotilla’s political theater is designed to win international sympathy and escalate tensions; Yousef’s response is designed to neutralize that effect by replacing the spectacle with an even more visible, peaceful demonstration that highlights Israel’s security concerns and the complexity of the region. By taking the battle of narratives onto the water, the operation seeks to shift global eyes away from staged outrage and toward accountability and facts.
Whether the maritime show will deter the flotilla or force international mediators to reassess their posture remains to be seen. What is certain is that the coming days will deliver a dramatic, highly photographed confrontation — not of weapons, but of competing stories: one anchored in grievance; the other determined to expose the propaganda fueling it.
