Drones damaged the ship with humanitarian aid for Gaza only at Malta. Activists blame Israel
6. May 2025 at 15:11
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The attack on the ship occurred on Friday.
Gaza City, BRATISLAVA. On Friday shortly after midnight, the ship of the international non -profit organization Freedom Flotilla Coalition was driven to the Gaza Humanitarian Aid band. Cruise However, they thwarted the drone attack.
The vessel entitled « Conscience » subsequently broke out a fire. It was helped to extinguish the Maltese Coast Guard, as the ship was at that time in international waters near the coast Malta.
At the moment there is no danger that the ship will sink. However, because of the disturbance of the front, which caused two drones, it cannot sail further.
There are talks of repairing the ship on the island between the Maltese government and the organization. However, Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Sunday that he wanted to be sure that there is really only humanitarian aid on the boat.
The organization welcomes the offer of the Maltese government. « However, we would like to emphasize our intention to get to Malta with a guarantee that our peaceful action for a Gaza band will not defend in any way, » It is written in their opinion. At the time of the attack, there was also an Israeli plane near Malta.
In the article you can also read:
- What the organization addresses with the Maltese government,
- Why activists blame Israel,
- What the life of the Palestinians looks like under the Israeli humanitarian blockade.
Disagreement for control
The attack occurred just before the ship got into Maltese territorial waters. There were 30 people on board. Everyone survived, four according to the organization, smaller burns and cutting wounds.
The ship was planned to take other volunteers from 21 countries in the Maltese port to join their mission. There was also a Swedish environmental activist among them Greta Thunberg.
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