Gaza aid flotilla vessels targeted by drones off Greece, Italian naval ship sent to help

Volunteers aboard an international aid flotilla, Global Sumud Flotilla, attempting to deliver supplies to Gaza, said on Wednesday that it was targeted overnight by drones in international waters off Greece, prompting Italy to send a navy ship to assist.

Italian NGO Emergency’s ‘Life Support’ ship was a "direct witness" to a drone attack in international waters, its Mission Chief Anabel Montes Mier said.

The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) is using about 50 civilian boats to try and break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza, with many lawyers and activists onboard, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg.

An Israeli foreign ministry spokesperson warned on Tuesday that Israel "would take the necessary measures" to stop it if it did not accept the alternative proposal to drop aid in an Israeli port, leaving it to Israeli authorities to take it to Gaza. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military on the overnight attack.

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