Overview

• Organizers say the British‑flagged Alma was targeted overnight after a similar incident a day earlier on a main flotilla boat anchored near Sidi Bou Said.
• Both episodes were reported in Tunisian waters with no injuries, and activists released videos that outlets note cannot be independently verified.
• Tunisia’s Interior Ministry and National Guard report a fire limited to lifejackets, suggest accidental causes such as a cigarette, and say no drone was detected.
• The Global Sumud Flotilla remains in port preparing to continue toward Gaza to challenge Israel’s naval blockade, with press briefings held in Tunis.
• High‑profile participants include Greta Thunberg, and a UN rapporteur has urged verification of the incidents as official investigations continue.