Footage of the two attacks shows a similar pattern of a flaming object striking the ships and causing a fire.
A second boat in the activist flotilla setting sail to Gaza has been attacked in as many days, with activists blaming Israel and vowing to continue their journey to break Israel’s near-total humanitarian aid blockade.
On Tuesday night, a flaming object fell on the Global Sumud Flotilla’s (GSF) “Alma” boat, docked in Tunisian waters and sailing under the British flag.
Video footage of the attack shows a large explosion, and the boat’s deck was set aflame. The crew was able to quickly put out the fire, and nobody was hurt, the group said.
“Video evidence suggests that a drone — with no light so it could not be seen — dropped a device that set the deck of the Alma boat on fire. Expert sources suggest that it was an incendiary grenade wrapped in plastic materials dipped in fuel, which could have been set on fire before landing on the ship,” said Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories.
