Activist flotilla seeking to break Gaza blockade says drones attacked its boats

The Italian fleet of the Global Sumud Flotilla departs from the port of Siracusa, Italy, on September 11. Picture: Sebastiano Diamante/LaPresse via AP

Activists taking part in a flotilla seeking to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza have said that some of their boats were attacked by drones overnight while sailing south of Greece.

The Global Sumud Flotilla said it was attacked during the night by “unidentified drones and communications jamming”.