Overview

• Spain’s BAM Furor left Cartagena overnight carrying 52 military personnel and eight medics to accompany the Global Sumud flotilla and be ready for a rescue mission.
• Organizers say about 51 civilian boats are near Crete and at “extreme” risk after drone attacks in international waters that used stun munitions.
• Italy deployed a frigate and suggested offloading aid in Cyprus for distribution via the Latin Patriarchate, a proposal the flotilla rejected to maintain a direct delivery to Gaza.
• Anonymous Spanish military sources told ABC the Furor is lightly armed and lacks anti-drone defenses, casting doubt on its ability to protect the convoy.
• Israel’s foreign ministry said it has no issue with nearby Spanish and Italian ships, considers a rescue unlikely, and reiterated that no vessel will be allowed to enter Gaza.