Freedom Flotilla activists report drone over Gaza-bound aid boat

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Twelve volunteers and activists from the International NGO Freedom Flotilla Coalition are on their way to Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid.  However, they were reporting a drone above their Madleen sail boat late Tuesday (June 3) night.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Twelve volunteers and activists from the international NGO Freedom Flotilla Coalition

00:08are on their way to Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid.

00:12I don't know if you can see it. Yes, exactly.

00:14However, they were reporting a drone above their Madeline sailboat late Tuesday night.

00:19This is the third night, and there's a drone on top of our ship.

00:22We need your support right now.

00:24They left the Italian port of Catania last Sunday.

00:28After a previous attempt failed due to a drone attack in the Mediterranean,

00:33the crew, including climate activist Greta Thunberg, set sail carrying limited aid.

00:40A month after our latest attempt to go on with this mission, the boat was bombed twice.

00:48All evidence suggests Israel.

00:51And we are doing this because we have to keep our promise to the Palestinians to do everything in our power,

01:01to protest against the genocide and to try to open up a humanitarian corridor.

01:08We are counting on you to use your voice, your platform, everything you have at hand to protect humanity,

01:17to protect human rights and to stand on the right side of history.

01:22But we are also very nervous about what the IDF and the Tel Aviv regime will do when they arrive.

01:33This boat contains equipment that the Israelis will not allow into Gaza, crutches, baby formula, painkillers, antibiotics.

01:45We don't want any harm to come to these people.

01:47This is a humanitarian mission, doing what the rest of the world should be doing.

01:51The United Nations Special Rapporteurs have demanded a safe passage for the flotilla.

01:56They said aid is desperately needed for the people of Gaza

01:59and Israel should remember that the world is watching closely

02:03and refrain from any act of hostility against the volunteers on board Madeline.

02:08They said Israel must not interfere with the flotilla's freedom of navigation.

02:12Israel has ended its 11-week blockade on Gaza under global pressure,

02:17allowing limited United Nations-led aid to resume.

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