Italy on Wednesday said that it has deployed one of its naval vessels to help the aid flotilla that was hit by drones while trying to reach Gaza. Activists have accused Israel of being responsible for the strikes.

CNN quoted volunteers from the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), an organisation trying to get aid into the besieged enclave using ships setting sail from ports across the Mediterranean, as saying that some of their vessels were targeted by drones. They alleged that the attacks were part of Israel’s move to intimidate those trying to send aid to Gaza.

“In the final days before reaching Gaza, the GSF is experiencing an alarmingly dangerous escalation, with multiple boats reporting targeted explosions and unidentified objects being dropped on and near the boats, causing significant da

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