Overview

• Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said it formally asked Israel, via diplomatic channels, to respect the rights of Mexican nationals on the Global Sumud flotilla and to allow consular assistance under international conventions.
• Embassies and consulates in Barcelona, Algiers and Tunisia have maintained contact with the group, and the honorary consul in Tunisia, Khadija Krifa Trabelsi, briefed participants on their rights and emergency steps.
• The Mexican delegation includes seven citizens, with additional reports of three Mexicans traveling within other national groups, according to the SRE.
• Flotilla organizers reported drone attacks on two berthed vessels in Tunisian ports on Sept. 8 and 10; Mexico’s ambassador in Algeria, José Ignacio Madrazo Bolívar, later confirmed the Mexicans were safe and reallocated to other boats.
• Organizers say ships have resumed departures from Tunisia, Italy and Greece after security changes that include reduced passenger capacity and vessel reassignments, with plans to converge in international waters as Israeli officials publicly label participants “terrorists.”