Overview

• Rome dispatched a second navy vessel and Madrid sent the patrol ship Furor, while Greece said it would ensure safe sailing for boats currently in its waters.
• Flotilla organizers reported late‑night drone activity off Gavdos south of Crete with explosions, objects dropped on decks and communications jamming, causing damage but no injuries.
• The United Nations called for an independent investigation into the reported attacks, and the European Commission said any use of force against the convoy would be unacceptable.
• Israel reiterated it will block any attempt to breach its naval blockade and urged unloading at Ashkelon or via a Cyprus handover to the Latin Patriarchate, proposals the flotilla rejected.
• About 50–52 boats carrying activists and lawmakers, including Greta Thunberg, are proceeding east from waters near Crete as some participants disembark and state escorts focus on protecting their nationals.