The Freedom Flotilla coalition campaign group said Friday that one of its ships bound for the Gaza pullThat carries help and deans of activists, was attacked in international waters by gifts in the middle of the night in front of Malta, causing serious damage to the ship. 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 ships that transported humanitarian aid, did not report any victim, and the Maltese officials said that a fire on the boat had controlled the leg.
The Reuters news agency cited the Malta government saying in a statement that the fire was out, but that the relevant authorities were still monitored the ship.
The Freedom Flotilla said in a previous publication of the social networks that the ship’s helmet has 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.
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The group did not immediately attribute the attack of drones to any nation 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.
CBS News 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 Friday in a publication on social networks that he had “received a anguished call from the people of the Freedom Flow that transports essential foods and medications to the state population of Gaza, in In In In In Intersing Maritime Authorities, to support the ship and its crew as necessary.
Help organizations have condemned the blockade of Israel, which, since the end of March, Has been strictly applied To avoid any product that entertains in the Palestinian territory, including humanitarian supplies that help workers say they are desperately needed in the enclave. Much of Gaza’s infrastructure has been destroyed by 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 attack of 2023 and another 251 to other hostages back to Gaza, according to Israeli officials, who have said that 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 boat had 12 crew members on board and four civilian passengers,” the tugboat arugged in the scene and began fire fighting operations. At 1:28 am (2328 GMT Thorsday), the fire was reported under control. The armed forces of Malta’s patrol were 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 than the Maltese author.
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 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.”