Overview

• Activists released video and testimony claiming a drone hovered meters above the Global Sumud Flotilla flagship near Sidi Bou Said before an object ignited a brief fire with no injuries.
• Tunisian National Guard officials deny any drone activity and report preliminary findings of lifejackets catching fire, with the investigation still underway.
• Organizers allege Tunisian police boarded the vessel and removed potential evidence, a claim authorities have not confirmed.
• UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese said she would not be surprised if Israel were responsible and warned that a confirmed strike would raise questions over Tunisian sovereignty.
• In Italy, opposition parties sought a parliamentary briefing as Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani emphasized limited Italian leverage, while flotilla groups in Sicily prepared to sail and supporters rallied in Rome.