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Explosions and drones targeting Gaza aid flotilla boats, activists say
Guardian staff and agencies
Wed 24 Sep 2025 01.47 BST
Just reported...
Organisers of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists have reported explosions and multiple drones that targeted some of their boats, currently situated near Greece.
“Multiple drones, unidentified objects dropped, communications jammed and explosions heard from a number of boats,” the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) said in a statement. “We are witnessing these psychological operations first-hand, right now, but we will not be intimidated.”
The German human rights activist Yasemin Acar said in a video she posted on Instagram that five vessels had been attacked.
In an earlier video, Acar said the activists had “sighted 15 to 16 drones”, adding that their radios had been jammed as loud music could be heard.
One video posted by the flotilla’s official Instagram page showed an explosion it said it recorded from the Spectre boat.
In another video posted by the same page, the Brazilian activist Thiago Avila said four boats had been “targeted with drones throwing devices” just before another explosion was heard in the background.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/24/explosions-and-multiple-drones-targeting-gaza-aid-flotilla-boats-activists-say
Is anyone shocked or surprised?
No word on casualties.