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Gaza aid flotilla targeted by drones, say organisers
The Straits Times
|September 25, 2025
Organisers of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists said on Sept 24 that several of their boats had been targeted by multiple drones.
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The Global Sumud Flotilla said more than a dozen explosions were heard around the flotilla as it sailed off Greece late on Sept 23, with damage caused by "unidentified objects" dropping on deck.
"Multiple drones, unidentified objects dropped, communications jammed and explosions heard from a number of boats," it said.
Polish lawmaker Franek Sterczewski, who is on board one of the vessels, posted on X that there had been 13 attacks on a total of 10 vessels, including the one he is on.
"Three of the ships were damaged," he added.
German human rights activist and flotilla member Yasemin Acar said in a video she posted on Instagram that five vessels had been attacked.
This story is from the September 25, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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