Wael Nawar, spokesman for the Maghreb Steadfastness Flotilla, said on his Facebook page that "three drones are hovering over one of the ships heading towards the Gaza Strip," adding that "three drones are flying over us, one of which came very close," without further details.
Earlier on Sunday, Nawar confirmed in a video posted on the Maghreb Fleet's Facebook page, from aboard the Deir Yassin ship, that "a drone flew over the fleet on Saturday night to inspect the airspace."
He continued: "After nearly six days of leaving the port of Tunis, today we left Italian territorial waters, specifically Sicily, heading towards international waters near Greece. We are fine, our resolve is strong and resolute, and we are on our way to breaking the siege on Gaza."
Nawar stated that "the Deir Yassin ship is the first ship in the lead of the flotilla, and that they will reduce their speed slightly so as not to overtake the flotilla and so that they will be together on the same line and at the same speed," indicating that only a few days separate them from reaching Gaza.
He pointed out that sailing on this small ship, carrying 24 people with limited resources and capabilities, in volatile weather will not dampen the spirits of the fleet's participants, and that morale remains high despite all the difficult circumstances.
The Global Steadfastness Fleet previously reported that its ships in the Mediterranean Sea were subjected to drone attacks on September 8 and 9, without any reported material damage or human casualties.
The "Maghreb Resilience Fleet" is part of the "Global Resilience Fleet," which comprises approximately 50 vessels, including 23 from the Maghreb and 22 from other countries. Activists from countries across Europe, Latin America, the United States, Pakistan, India, and Malaysia are participating on board.
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At the end of last August, a convoy of ships within the fleet set sail from the Spanish port of Barcelona, followed by another at dawn on September 1 from the port of Genoa in northwestern Italy.
On September 7, ships from Spain and Italy began arriving off the coast of Tunisia, and days later, they headed to Gaza to break the Israeli blockade.
This is the first time such a large number of ships have sailed together toward the Gaza Strip, home to approximately 2.4 million Palestinians and under Israeli siege for 18 years.
The Israeli occupation army has previously committed piracy against ships sailing individually towards the Gaza Strip, seizing them and deporting the activists on board.
Since March 2, Israel has closed all crossings into Gaza, preventing the entry of any food or humanitarian aid. This has plunged the Strip into famine, despite the backlog of aid trucks at its borders.
Israel sometimes allows very limited aid into the Gaza Strip, which fails to meet the minimum needs of the starving population and does not end the famine, especially given that most trucks are subject to robbery by gangs that the "Gaza government" claims Israel protects.
With American support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving 65,283 martyrs and 166,575 wounded, most of them children and women, and causing a famine that has killed 442 Palestinians, including 147 children.
