A Gaza Freedom Flotilla vessel, which was near Malta and headed toward Gaza carrying humanitarian aid, was bombed by zionist drones roughly an hour ago. 30 humanitarians were forced to abandon the ship and issue an SOS call.

The most recent communications indicate that only Cyprus has responded to the SOS call so far.

RNN

Another Freedom Flotilla, Mavi Marmara, was attacked in international waters on 31 May 2010 by Israeli naval commandos who used live bullets and tear gas, preventing the flotilla from reaching the Gaza Strip.

The occupation forces began contacting the ship’s crew at 10:30pm on 30 May, while it was  in international waters. The crew told them that they were heading to Gaza and that they were in international waters and no party had the right to stop them. Contact was then cut off at about 2am on 31 May.

The attack began at 4:30am with a barrage of live bullets, resulting in casualties and injuries.

According to the report of the Medical Examination Institute, the Israeli attack on the Mavi Marmara ship killed ten people and injured 56, most of them Turks.

MEMO report