No casualties reported on Global Sumud Flotilla after multiple explosions in early hours

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/36603369

Italy is sending a ship to accompany the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, who said its activists remain shaken but determined following an Israeli attack on Wednesday morning.

Organisers of expedition, which is attempting to carry aid to the Gaza Strip, shared footage this morning appears to show an explosion that detonated on one of the flotilla’s vessels.

Late on Tuesday activists heard explosions and saw drones that targeted some of their boats, currently situated off Greece. “Multiple drones, unidentified objects dropped, communications jammed and explosions heard from a number of boats,” the Global Sumud Flotilla said.

“I have authorised the immediate intervention of the Navy’s frigate Fasan, which was sailing north of Crete and is heading towards the area,” Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said in a statement.

  • redchert@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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    5 days ago

    I’m glad to hear updates from people’s experience around the world, but I don’t feel like it is too much to ask marxists on the marxist website who seem to care so much about theoretical economics and armchair grand strategy speculation to maybe follow the basic marxist principles of putting in the work of organizing for the things they want other people to get done for them.

    While I agree with most of what you say. I will NEVER share anything here that I do/organize, maybe if I need donations, but even then it wont be directly stated to be “mine”. Just like I wont post my home address or social security number on here. For the sake of OPSEC (yes that is important, even in a “silly” shitposting forum) please do be careful.

    Also I think its important for comrades to share their thoughts, so they can be refined and/or corrected.

    • Jabril [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      5 days ago

      I’m not saying anyone needs to report back on their work, I’m saying that often times many of the most vocal critics of China “from the left” don’t even organize and can hardly call themselves leftists if it’s just a theoretical concept and not a practice they are engaged in