Some of the 20 ships hoisting the Palestinian flag docked in the port in Barcelona, Spain, on Sept. 1. On Tuesday, the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was bringing aid to Gaza, was hit by a drone attack. Photo by Quique Garcia/EPA
Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A flotilla carrying aid bound for Gaza was attacked off the coast of Greece Tuesday by drones, the flotilla said.
Organizers of the flotilla reported that "more than 15" drones targeted several of its boats. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is taking part in the flotilla.
The Global Sumud Flotilla is a civilian fleet of more than 50 small vessels from 44 countries, which aims to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza, where war has escalated recently with Israel's invasion of Gaza City.
"Multiple drones, unidentified objects dropped, communications jammed and explosions heard from a number of boats," the group posted in a statement on Instagram. They reported at least nine attacks on eight boats.
