Tunisian authorities have denied claims that one of the Gaza-bound vessels carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists including Greta Thunberg was attacked by a drone.
The organisers of the flotilla, Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), said that the Portuguese-flagged vessel had been struck by a drone while anchored outside the port of Sidi Bou Said in Tunisia. All six passengers and crew were safe, they added.
A spokesperson for Tunisia’s national guard told the Agence France-Presse news agency that “no drone” had been detected and the investigation was ongoing.
BREAKING: Tunisia’s spokesperson of the national guard says that they have concluded that the fire on Greta’s boat, was likely caused by either “a cigarette or a spliff.”
They were smoking weed, set their boat on fire, and then blamed a nonexistent drone,
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) September 9, 2025
Tunisia denies Global Sumud Flotilla hit by drone
Update …
BREAKING: New footage from Greta’s boat shows a crew member misfiring a flare, which lands back on the boat.
These people lie for sport. There was never any drone. pic.twitter.com/GSSSvjy23I
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) September 9, 2025
h/t XC, Canucklehead and PA Cat
