Overview
- Roughly 40 boats that departed from Spain, Tunisia and Italy are sailing in the central Mediterranean toward a Malta rendezvous before proceeding toward Gaza.
- Greta Thunberg left the flotilla’s steering committee, moved from the flagship Madeira Family to the smaller Alma and said she remains an organizer and participant.
- Internal strains have grown, with dozens of activists departing in recent days and influencer Yusuf Omar announcing he quit the voyage over communication strategy.
- Participants reported two vessels were hit by incendiary munitions from unidentified drones, a claim questioned by independent observers given limited visible damage.
- An Israeli government dossier publicized by Minister Amichai Chikli alleges links between some flotilla figures and Hamas or allied networks, a charge organizers reject as they stress nonviolence and humanitarian aims.