Overview

• Organizers said more than a dozen explosions and objects dropped by drones hit at least 10 to 11 vessels off Gavdos, with damage and communications jamming reported but no injuries.
• Italy diverted the frigate Fasan for potential rescue and protection duties, and Spain said it will dispatch a patrol vessel from Cartagena to assist the convoy.
• Israel reiterated it will block any attempt to breach its naval blockade and offered to transfer the flotilla’s aid via the port of Ashkelon.
• The European Commission warned against any use of force and stressed freedom of navigation, while Greece’s coastguard said a Frontex patrol found no immediate need for assistance.
• Roughly 50 civilian boats with participants from dozens of countries, including Greta Thunberg, continue toward Gaza after earlier suspected drone incidents in Tunisia, as calls for protection and accountability grow.