From Italians on Gaza flotilla reject proposal to drop aid in Cyprus
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Libyan girl scouts pose for a picture in front of the Omar al-Mukhtar ship, a Libyan ship setting sail on September 17 to join the Global Sumud Flotilla, at the port in Tripoli on September 16, 2025. (Mahmud Turkia / AFP)
The Italian delegation of the international flotilla trying to deliver symbolic aid to Gaza says it rejected a proposal by the Italian government that it should drop its cargo in Cyprus.
“Our mission stays true to its original goal of breaking (Israel’s) illegal siege and delivering humanitarian aid to the besieged population of Gaza,” the Italian group on the Global Sumud Flotilla said in a statement.
The flotilla has reported drone attacks in recent days, leading Italy and Spain to dispatch naval vessels for potential rescue operations.
Israel has not directly responded to the drone-attack allegations, but has repeated its invitation that the activists drop off aid inside Israel to be delivered by Israeli authorities to Gaza.
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