️BREAKING: New footage and Update on the Freedom Flotilla vessel “Conscience”which was struck by drones off the coast of Malta in international water.
Footage shows activists reaching the ship and chanting “FREE PALESTINE!”
New footage shows and explains the damage that the ship sustained.
The vessel, carrying 30 international human rights activists en route to Gaza, caught fire and risked sinking as the crew battled the flames. An SOS was sent to nearby coastal states, including Malta.
According to Israel’s Channel 12, Israel carried out the attack.
The Maltese government stated that the vessel and its crew were rescued in the early hours of the morning after a nearby tug assisted with firefighting operations.
An Israeli Air Force C-130 Hercules was picked up leaving Israel early Thursday afternoon and flying to Malta, according to flight-tracking website ADS-B Exchange. The Hercules did not land at Malta's international airport, the data shows, but the cargo aircraft did fly at a relatively low altitude - below 5,000 feet - over eastern Malta for an extended period of time. The Hercules flew over several hours before the Freedom Flotilla Coalition says their vessel came under attack. The plane returned to Israel about seven hours later, flight-tracking data shows.
Multiple activists went to check and ensure that the human rights activists on board the Freedom Flotilla are safe. The latest update was shared by @NicoleJenes1:
“We disappeared for few hours because we went to check on our comrades from Freedom Flotilla on
CONSCIENCE! I cannot find my words to describe the resilience and humanity I witnessed! Stayed tuned for all our news and please share everything!”
Mike
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