On board the Alma, Greek territorial waters – The activists of the Global Sumud Flotilla remain alert. Wednesday’s drone attack on the vessels – heading towards Gaza to break Israel’s siege on the Palestinian enclave – is not expected to be the last.

As the flotilla, currently travelling in Greek territorial waters, nears Gaza, a larger Israeli attack is expected.

“What happened was yet another war crime committed against civilians, against a humanitarian mission,” said Yasemin Acar, a 38-year-old German-Turkish member of the Global Sumud Flotilla’s steering committee.

Acar is experienced in spotting drones and assessing security risks, having previous experience trying to reach Gaza on June’s Madleen flotilla, which Israel intercepted. The crew – including Acar – were detained a

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