Italy naval ship sent to help Gaza aid flotilla after drone attack
An Italian naval ship has been sent to aid the Sumud Flotilla carrying aid to Gaza after it suffered a drone attack. Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto condemned the attack on the flotilla, which has Italian citizens aboard.
"In a democracy, even demonstrations and forms of protest must be protected when they are conducted in compliance with the rules of international law and without resorting to violence," he said in a statement.
The Global Sumud Flotilla suffered an attack while sailing in international waters, according to Anabel Montes Mier, the mission chief of the ship "Life Support," the Italian nongovernmental organization EMERGENCY's support vessel.
"We saw straight a high presence of drones in the air which approached from different directions. We also saw the flashing light of the explosion that hit some boats. The Flotilla told us that no one was injured but it only suffered small damage to some of the boats," Mier said in a statement.
"We remind all that this is a humanitarian non-violent mission and we condemn strongly any act of violence or attack to the Global Sumud Flotilla," Mier said.
-ABC News' 'Will Gretsky






