Tunisia calls drone strike on Gaza-bound flotilla ship “orchestrated”

Reuters

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.

Tunisia described the 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. The flotilla aims to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza and break Israel’s naval blockade.

There were no injuries 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.

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