Tunisia on Wednesday described a drone strike on a ship at Sidi Bou Said port as “orchestrated” after organizers of the Global Sumud Flotilla reported one of their vessels was targeted while preparing to deliver aid to Gaza.
The flotilla aims to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza and break Israel’s naval blockade.
There were no injuries reported in the attack. Civil protection authorities brought a fire on the boat under control.
The Tunisian Interior Ministry said it is conducting an investigation into the incident but did not blame any specific party.
The United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, called the strike “an attack against Tunisian sovereignty.”
Thousands of Tunisians gathered on the beaches of Sidi Bou Said to support the pro-Palestinian activists.
The flotilla includes hundreds of participants and dozens of vessels, with delegations from 44 countries, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and Portuguese politician Mariana Mortagua.
Israel has maintained a blockade on the Strip since Hamas seized control of Gaza in 2007, saying it is needed to prevent weapons smuggling.
The current war began when Hamas attacked southern Israel in October 2023, killing 1,200 and taking about 250 hostages, Israeli tallies showed.
Israel's subsequent military assault against Hamas has killed more than 64,000 Palestinians, Gaza's health ministry has said, while a global hunger monitor said Gazans are suffering from famine.
Israel sealed off Gaza in early March, letting in no supplies for three months, leading to the widespread shortage of food. Israel has said Hamas was diverting the aid. USAID has said it's found no evidence of any aid being diverted.
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