Malta offers to repair Gaza aid ship in drone strike row
- On Sunday, Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela stated Malta offers to repair the Gaza-bound ship Conscience damaged in a drone strike near Malta.
- The vessel was hit early Friday outside Maltese waters, losing power and sustaining hull damage, with Malta refusing entry until inspections confirm humanitarian aid.
- Malta has engaged with Israel discreetly and sent teams to assist the ship and ensure crew safety, but the captain refuses inspectors on board.
- Abela stated that Maltese authorities need to have full control before any ship—regardless of its origin—can access Maltese waters, highlighting that the vessel lacks both a flag and insurance.
- Malta’s conditional offer to repair aims to expedite the ship’s humanitarian mission to Gaza while ensuring compliance with safety and legal protocols.
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How Israel embroils other countries in its crimes of genocide against the Palestinians
Israel is very adept at drawing attention away from itself and onto other countries as it carries out its genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. In a recent incident, when the ‘Conscience’, an aid boat attempting to reach the starving people of Gaza, was hit by drones (likely fired by Israel) a mile out of Maltese international waters, all attention descended upon the Maltese authorities. The vessel was flying the flag of the Pacific Island of Palau;…
NGO says it’s in talks with Malta to repair Gaza-bound aid ship
An international NGO that intends to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza by sea said on Sunday it was in talks with Malta's government about allowing the vessel to enter Maltese waters to repair damage caused by a drone attack. The ship "Conscience" run by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition suffered damage to its front section including a loss of power when hit by two drones just outside Maltese territorial waters in the central Mediterranean early on …
'We Are Not Giving Up': Volunteers After Ship Carrying Aid to Gaza Hit by Drones
“We are not giving up. We are responding to a cry for solidarity from Gaza. These attacks will not silence us,” said Thiago Avila, an organiser with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FCC), hours after an anchored ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza was struck by armed drones.The FCC—a coalition comprising campaigners from over 21 countries—has been advocating for the end of what it calls Israel’s “illegal siege” on the Palestinian territory.Int…
Flotilla negotiates docking as Gaza-bound aid ship remains stranded after drone attack
ANKARA: A humanitarian aid ship bound for Gaza remains anchored in international waters off Malta as negotiations continue with Maltese authorities to allow it to dock for urgent repairs following a suspected drone attack on Friday, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
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