Gaza Aid Activist Group claims that Drone has attacked his ship
The global Sumud Flotilla said in a statement that a drone attacked one of his ships that gave humanitarian aid to Gaza. The Tunisian Ministry of the Interior later disputed the claim in his own statement. (Credit: Global Sumud Flotilla)
On Tuesday, Tunisian officials rejected the claim of an activist group that bombed a drone his fleet while giving humanitarian aid to Gaza.
The Tunisian Ministry of the Interior said in a statement that reports on a drone attack on a boat in Sidi Bou said that the port “have no basis in truth”, and investigated a fire that broke out on the deck of the ship, Reuters reported.
The answer came after the global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) said in a statement at night that one of the most important ships “was struck by a drone.” The group said that the boat, which sails under the Portuguese flag, suffered damage to his head tek and under the cover storage, but that no one was injured.
Images on the social media of the group showed a flash of light landing on one of the boats and left what a fire seemed to be.
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Global Sumud Flotilla reportedly shared his security video with a drone attack on one of his ships in the waters off the coast of Tunisia, on 8 September 2025. (Global Sumud Flotilla/Handout via Reuters)
“Aggression acts aimed at intimidating and derailing our mission will not scare us,” said it in a statement. “Our peaceful mission to break the siege on Gaza and to stand in solidarity with its people continues with determination and determination.”
A CCTV images shows a glow of a fire that has a ship of the worldwide Sumud fleet of the coast of Tunisia, 8 September 2025, in this scenargrab obtained from a hand -out video. (Global Sumud Flotilla/Handout via Reuters)
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The fleet is part of a movement consisting of dozens of boats from 44 countries that wear humanitarian aid, including food, water and medicines, hoping to deliver them to citizens in the Gaza Strip. The Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is a member of the group.
The group later held a press conference in the Tunisian capital of Tunis on Tuesday. People who attended Palestinian flags and banners.
Members of the global Sumud Flotilla speak at a press conference after they announced that one of their most important boats was struck by a drone, in Tunis, Tunisia, September 9, 2025. (Reuters/Jihed Abidellaoui)
Portuguese activist Miguel Duarte, who was on board the ship, said during the press conference that he clearly saw a drone just a few meters above his head just before an explosion.
“The drone was on top of a set of life jackets for a few seconds and then dropped a bomb,” said Duarte. “The bomb exploded and there was a big flame, there was immediately a fire on board. We picked up the fire extinguishers, we were able to fight the fire successfully and everyone was fortunately safe.”
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Israel has imposed a navy blockade on Gaza since Hamas took control in 2007 and said it is necessary to prevent weapons from being smuggled. During the current war of Israel, the blockade with Hamas remained in place after the fatal attack of the terror group on Israel in October 2023.
The Associated Press and Reuters have contributed to this report.
