"Adnaan and Tor Stumo are both sailing with the Global Sumud Flotilla, a coalition of international volunteers traveling across the Mediterranean Sea in small vessels to provide Gazans with food and aid as the war continues. The flotilla was targeted in a series of drone attacks Tuesday night that lasted for about three hours. The attacks happened at around 10:30 p.m. UTC, according to the flotilla's official tracker."
"Footage from the attacks posted to X and Instagram shows several boats being hit by flashbangs as passengers and crew take cover and shield themselves. "We are civilians on a peaceful humanitarian mission," Tor Stumo said in an Instagram post made while the attacks were ongoing. "We call on all governments in the surrounding waters to act now to ensure our safety, especially through their coast guards. International protection is urgently needed.""
"The flotilla previously faced two attacks on Sept. 8 and 9 when incendiary devices were dropped on three boats docked in Tunis. "Last night, multiple civilian boats were targeted by unmanned drones," the flotilla said Wednesday in an Instagram post. "The attacks included the deployment of explosive and incendiary devices, deliberate dispersal of chemical substances onto civilian vessels, disabling of emergency communication devices and calculated physical damage designed to render the ships unseaworthy and endanger volunteers aboard.""
Adnaan and Tor Stumo are sailing with the Global Sumud Flotilla, an international volunteer coalition transporting food and aid to Gaza in small vessels across the Mediterranean. The flotilla was struck by a series of drone attacks off the coast of Crete beginning around 10:30 p.m. UTC and lasting about three hours. Footage shows boats hit by flashbangs while passengers and crew took cover. Ten boats required damage assessments but no injuries or casualties were reported. The flotilla reported explosive and incendiary devices, deliberate chemical dispersal, disabled emergency communications and calculated physical damage intended to render ships unseaworthy. Volunteers called for international protection.
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