Gaza flotilla activists claim attack by ‘multiple drones’ on ships near Greece

Organizers of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists say they heard explosions and saw multiple 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 says in a statement, without adding whether there were any casualties.

“We are witnessing these psychological operations firsthand, right now, but we will not be intimidated,” the statement says.

German human rights activist and flotilla member Yasemin Acar says in a video she posted on Instagram that five vessels had been attacked.

“We are carrying only humanitarian aid,” she says. “We have no weapons. We pose no threat to anyone. It is Israel who is killing thousands of people (and) starving a whole population.”

Footage of Israeli attack on global sumud flotilla in interviews waters pic.twitter.com/oueqf3vydJ

— Global Sumud Flotilla Commentary (@GlobalSumudF) September 24, 2025

In an earlier video, Acar said the activists had “sighted 15 to 16 drones,” adding that their radios had been jammed as loud music could be heard.

One video posted by the flotilla’s official Instagram page shows an explosion it says it recorded from the Spectre boat at “01:43 GMT +3.”

In another video posted by the same page, Brazilian activist Thiago Avila says four boats were “targeted with drones throwing devices” just before another explosion was heard in the background.