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Netanyahu Launches Drone Strikes on Gaza Blockade Flotilla

10/4/2025

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved drone strikes on two Global Sumud Flotilla vessels off Tunisia on Sept 8-9.
The strikes used incendiaries dropped from submarines, damaging the Portuguese-flagged Family and the British-flagged Alma. No injuries were reported.
The flotilla aimed to break the Gaza blockade in place since 2009; over 130 activists were detained and deported to Turkey.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved drone strikes on two Global Sumud Flotilla vessels off Tunisia on Sept 8-9.
The strikes used incendiaries dropped from submarines, damaging the Portuguese-flagged Family and the British-flagged Alma. No injuries were reported.
The flotilla aimed to break the Gaza blockade in place since 2009; over 130 activists were detained and deported to Turkey.