Tunisia rejects the claim of militants of the drone strike on Gaza Aid Flatilla
Gaza Aid Activist Group says the drone attacked his ship
Global Sumud Flotilla said in a statement that a drone attacked one of its ships providing humanitarian aid to Gaza. The Tunisian Ministry of the Interior then disputed the complaint in its own declaration. (Credit: Global Sumud Flatilla)
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Tunisian officials rejected Tuesday the assertion of a group of activists that a drone bombed its flotilla while providing humanitarian aid to Gaza.
The Tunisian Interior Ministry said in a statement that reports from a drone shot on a boat to Sidi Bou declared that the port “had no basis in truth”, and investigated a fire that broke out on the ship’s bridge, Reuters reported.
The answer reached after the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) said in a statement overnight that one of his main ships “was struck by a drone.” The group said the boat, sailing under the Portuguese flag, has suffered damage to its main bridge and storage under the bridge, but that no one was injured.
Images published on the group’s social media showed a flash of light landing on one of the boats and triggering what seemed to be a fire.
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Global Sumud Flotilla shared his surveillance video showing a drone attack on one of his ships in the waters off the coast of Tunisia on September 8, 2025. (Global Sumud Flotilla / Handout via Reuters)
“Acts of aggression aimed at intimidating and derailing our mission will not dissuade us,” he said in a statement. “Our peaceful mission of breaking the seat on Gaza and joining forces with its people continues with determination and resolution.”
A video surveillance sequence shows a light of fire that struck a ship of Flotilla Global Sumud off the coast of Tunisia, on September 8, 2025, in this screen obtained from a document video. (Global Sumud Flotilla / Handout via Reuters)
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The flotilla is part of a movement made up of dozens of boats from 44 countries that wear humanitarian aid, including food, water and medicine, in the hope of delivering them to civilians in the Gaza Strip. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is a member of the group.
The group held a press conference in the Tunisian capital of Tunis later on Tuesday on Tuesday. People who attended Palestinian flags and banners have gone on the part.
The members of the Global Sumud Flotilla take the press conference after announcing that one of their main boats was struck by a drone in Tunis, Tunisia, on September 9, 2025. (Reuters / Jihed Abidellaoui)
Portuguese activist Miguel Duarte, who was on board the ship, said at the press conference that he had clearly seen a drone a few meters above his head a few moments before an explosion.
“The drone was held a few seconds above a bunch of life jackets, then dropped a bomb,” said Duarte. “The bomb exploded, and there was a big flame, there was a fire on board immediately. We took the fire extinguishers, we were able to successfully fight fire and everyone was safe, fortunately.”
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Israel imposed a naval blockade in Gaza since Hamas took control in 2007, saying that it is necessary to prevent weapons from smuggling. The blockade remained in place throughout the current war of Israel with Hamas following the deadly attack of the terrorist group against Israel in October 2023.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
