06.05.2025 01:10
After setting out to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, the 'Ship of Conscience,' which was attacked by a drone near Malta, has returned safely to the country with 6 Turkish citizens on board. Sources from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the health conditions of the 6 individuals are good.
It has been reported that 6 Turkish citizens on the "Conscience" ship belonging to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, which was attacked by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) off the coast of Malta while on its way to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, have been safely returned to the country.
6 TURKISH CITIZENS HAVE RETURNED TO THE COUNTRY
Sources from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the health conditions of the 6 individuals who returned to Turkey yesterday from the ship are good. The sources also shared that necessary efforts are being made in cooperation with Maltese authorities for the safe transfer of other Turkish citizens who were part of the crew on the ship.
WHAT HAPPENED?
The "Conscience" ship of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition was attacked by UAVs off the coast of Malta
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), which was formed by the gathering of campaigns and initiatives from different parts of the world to end Israel's attacks on Gaza and was kept secret against possible dangers, was attacked by unmanned aerial vehicles at 00:23 local time on May 2.
In the attack on the coalition's aid ship, a hole was opened in the hull of the ship, and a fire broke out at the bow.
The Times of Malta reported that before the Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship was attacked by UAVs on May 2, an Israeli C-130 military transport aircraft circled around Malta for 3 hours.
Israeli state television KAN also confirmed that just hours before the attack on the ship, which was on its way to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, an Israeli military transport aircraft was heading towards Malta, but reported that this aircraft returned to the airbase in the south of the country at nine o'clock, hours before the UAV attack on the "Conscience" ship.