After Italy, Spain to send navy ship to assist Gaza aid flotilla

Spain on Wednesday announced that the country will dispatch a ship for possible relief, news agency AFP reported. 

The report quoted the Spanish prime minister as saying that the navy ship will assist the Global Sumud Flotilla.

Earlier today, Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto strongly condemned an overnight attack on the international flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza.

In a statement, Crosetto also said he had redirected an Italian navy ship to head towards the flotilla to possibly offer assistance.

Organisers of the expedition, which is attempting to carry aid to the Gaza Strip, shared footage that appears to show an explosion that detonated on one of the flotilla's vessels.

The flotilla was previously attacked by projectiles launched by drones while anchored in Tunisia on 8 and 9 September.

Bringing together more than 300 activists from 44 countries, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, the civilian flotilla is the largest maritime aid convoy to head for Gaza since Israel began its genocide of Palestinians in October 2023.