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Second Gaza flotilla aid boat attacked by drone in Tunisia, activist group says
- On September 9, the British-flagged boat Alma from the Global Sumud Flotilla was attacked by a drone while docked in Tunisian waters near Sidi Bou Said, sustaining fire damage to its top deck but with all passengers safe.
- This attack followed a similar assault the previous night on the Portuguese-flagged Family boat, also part of the flotilla, indicating a repeated pattern of attacks on vessels involved in the Gaza aid mission.
- The flotilla, an international activist effort formed under the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, aims to break Israel’s 18-year naval blockade of Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid despite facing significant risks and intensified Israeli aggression on Palestinians.
- Organizers described the use of an incendiary device dropped by a drone, confirmed ongoing investigations, and stated these attacks are orchestrated attempts to distract and derail their peaceful mission, while UN experts urged full protection of the flotilla’s passengers.
- The flotilla remains resolute in its mission to reach Gaza, despite Israeli plans to intercept the boats and arrest activists like Greta Thunberg, signifying continued international activism against the ongoing siege.
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The attack that targeted on Tuesday a boat of the flotilla for Gaza, moored near Tunis, was "a premeditated aggression," said the Tunisian Ministry of the Interior on Wednesday. ...
·Brussels, Belgium
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Posted on social media the footage of the alleged attack, but the Tunisian authorities deny hostile presences in the skies: "Only a fire" with spritz, tortillas and side effects of the maestral, the heroic commandos of the naval team Greta Thunberg have denounced an aggression in full order, an...
'We expect this,' says Canadian activist as flotilla bound for Gaza reports 2nd attack
An international activist flotilla seeking to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza said Wednesday it was attacked for a second night in a row and that a drone targeted one of its boats that was docked in Tunisian waters.
·Canada
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