US EditionSecond 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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Ana Mayor has just spent her third night in Tunisia, where on Sunday arrived the boats in which the more than 200 activists (among which are the former mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau, the actor Eduard Fernández or Greta Thunberg) who make up the Flotilla de la Libertad and who sailed from Barcelona on August 31 with the aim of bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza. The mission did not start with a good foot: the same day they left the Condal City they…
Tunisia says assault on Gaza aid ship was ’orchestrated’
Tunisia said on Wednesday the "assault" on a ship at Sidi Bou Said port was "orchestrated," after the Global Sumud Flotilla, preparing to deliver aid to Gaza, reported one of its boats was attacked by a drone in the second such strike in two days. GSF is set to sail for Gaza in an effort to break Israel's naval blockade, following two nights of drone attacks on key vessels in the convoy which organisers described as deliberate attempts by Israel…
In the evening of Wednesday, 10 September, the Tunisian Ministry of Interior finally reacted to the second drone attack on a boat of the Global Sumud Flotilla fleet in Tunis. In a statement, the authorities spoke of a "premeditated attack" without mentioning the word drone and said they were investigating the circumstances. The fleet had to postpone its departure due to several problems.
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Tunisia says 'assault' on Gaza aid ship was 'orchestrated'
By Tarek AmaraTUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisia said on Wednesday the "assault" on a ship at Sidi Bou Said port was "orchestrated," after the Global Sumud Flotilla, preparing to deliver aid to Gaza, reported one of its boats was attacked by a drone in the second such strike in two days.GSF is set to sail for Gaza in an effort to break Israel's naval blockade, following two nights of drone attacks on key vessels in the convoy which organisers described as…
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