UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese urged Mediterranean countries on Monday to protect a Gaza-bound aid flotilla after activists reported unidentified vessels near their convoy in international waters.
“Hands off the Flotilla,” Albanese wrote on X, calling on Mediterranean states to “protect the civilian vessels that are trying to break Israel’s genocidal siege on Gaza.”
She also urged governments to “break the siege,” “end complicity with Apartheid” and “make justice happen.”
Albanese made the remarks while reposting a message from the Global Sumud Flotilla, which said: “Unidentified vessels have been spotted near our fleet.”
In its alert posted on Sunday evening, the flotilla said unidentified naval vessels, speedboats and drones were detected near the convoy in international waters in the Mediterranean as the aid mission continued toward Gaza.
The development came after the flotilla announced its arrival in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea.
