Gaza aid flotilla alleges drone attack, communications jamming

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00:00Organizers of the Global Samud Flotilla say their Gaza-bound aid mission came under drone harassment late Tuesday off Crete,

00:11reporting repeated signal jamming and explosions near several boats.

00:18Videos posted by the group show flashes and loud detonations, none of which has been independently verified.

00:25Organizers claim drones circled every 10 minutes, dropping objects near the waterline and knocking out communications.

00:32Most of the flotilla's 51 ships remain clustered in the eastern Mediterranean, still days from Gaza.

00:39Israel offered no comment on the claims, but has insisted all aid must enter through Israeli ports.

00:45Officials say that's the only safe, legal way to deliver supplies.

00:49Activists reject that, calling the naval blockade itself illegal.

00:53A U.N. specialist is urging governments to protect the flotilla.

00:57European lawmakers are also speaking out, warning that citizens on board could be at risk.

01:03This incident comes after multiple flotilla interceptions earlier this year, and as warnings grow of famine inside Gaza.

01:11Despite the dangers, organizers say they will keep sailing.

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