Nabil Sha'ath, a member of the Fatah central committee, announced on Thursday that the movement headed by Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas will take part in the next flotilla aimed at breaking Israel's naval blockade on Hamas-controlled Gaza. Interviewed by Nazareth-based Al-Shams radio, Sha'ath said Fatah supports every grass-roots or international activity whose goal is to break the blockade.
Sha'ath said that Abbas has granted Palestinian Authority citizenship to everyone who has taken part in a flotilla. Asked if he would participate himself, Sha'ath said he would be honored to, although it was not on the agenda right now.