Freedom Flotilla Group says that the ship carries Gaza’s help and activists attacked by drones out of malt

The Freedom Flotilla coalition campaign group said Friday that one of its ships bound for the Gaza pullwho transported help and dozens of activists, was attacked in international waters by drones in the middle of the night out of malt, causing serious damage to the container. The group, which has campaigned against the blockade of Israel of the Palestinian territory devastated by war And he tried for years to reach it with boats that transported humanitarian aid, they did not report any victim, and the Maltese officials said that a fire on the ship had been controlled.

The Reuters news agency cited the Malta government saying in a statement that the fire was out but that the relevant authorities were still being monitored by the relevant authorities.

The Freedom Flotilla said in a publication of previous social networks that the ship’s helmet had been raped and that it was drinking water, which led to the crew to emit a call of anguish. There were about 30 activists aboard the ship, the organization said. The photos and the night video shared by the group showed what he said was a fire towards the front of a container.

The group did not immediately attribute the attack of drones to any nation or group, and no responsibility claims were issued.

Israeli forces have Fleeting ships addressed and seized To avoid breaking the blockade of Gaza, including a Raid in a boat in 2010 That left at least nine dead activists.

News themezone asked Israel’s defense forces on Friday if he carried out an operation involved in the Freedom Flotilla ship near Malta. There was no immediate response from the IDF.

Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur in the Palestinian territories, said in a social networks publication on Friday that he had “received a distressed call from the people of the Freedom Flotilla that carries the essential food and medicine to the population of Gaza. I call the interested state authorities, including maritime authorities, to support the ship and its fusion, according to what I need.

Help organizations have condemned the blockade of Israel, which, since the end of March, has been strictly applied To prevent any product from entering the Palestinian territory, including humanitarian supplies that help workers say that they are desperately needed in the enclave. Much of Gaza’s infrastructure has been destroyed during the war caused by Hamas’ terrorist attack on October 7, 2023 against Israel, which has also killed more than 52,000 people according to health officials in the territory led by Hamas.

Hamas and allied groups killed some 1,200 people in southern Israel in the 2023 attack and took another 251 as hostages to return to Gaza, according to Israeli officials, who have said that up to 24 of the captives could still be alive.

In his statement, reported by Reuters, the Malta government said that all those who aboard the Freedom Flotilla ship had been “confirmed safely.”

“The ship had 12 crew members on board and four civil passengers; no victims were reported,” the statement said, added that he had addressed a nearby tugboat to help the ship. “The tugboat reached the scene and began the fire extinguishing operations. At 1:28 am (2328 GMT on Thursday), the fire was reported under control. A patrol ship of the Malta Armed Forces was also sent to provide more assistance.”

“At 2:13 in the morning, the entire crew was confirmed safely, but they refused to board the tugboat … The ship remains outside the territorial waters and the competent authorities monitor.”

It was not clear immediately why the activist group had reported almost twice as many people on the ship that the Maltese authorities.

Freedom Flotilla describes itself as a “solidarity movement composed of campaigns and initiatives from different parts of the world, working together to put an end to the illegal Israeli block of Gaza.”

Among its objectives with the challenging navigations to Gaza, the organization says that it aims to “condemn and advertise the complicity of other governments and global actors to enable the blockade,” including “especially, the United States government”, which says “has signed the violence of Israel de Israel against the Palestinians for decades.”

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