Overview

• Organizers say the Portuguese-flagged Family Boat caught fire after an object fell from above near Sidi Bou Said, with all six passengers and crew unharmed.
• Tunisia’s National Guard reports no drones detected and cites preliminary signs of a blaze starting in life jackets, with investigations continuing.
• Footage released by the flotilla shows an incendiary object descending onto the vessel, and eyewitnesses describe a hovering drone before the fire.
• The Global Sumud mission, involving participants from 44 countries including Greta Thunberg, has postponed its Tunisia departure for logistical reasons.
• Israel has not publicly responded to the allegation, and a UN special rapporteur says confirmation of an external strike would raise questions about Tunisian sovereignty.