Organizers say ship carrying aid for Gaza hit by drones near Malta

“Armed drones attacked the front of an unarmed civilian vessel twice, causing a fire and a substantial breach in the hull,” the Freedom Flotilla Coalition said in a statement. AdvertisementThe drones were still circling above the ship when he lost contact, McEwen said. Huwaida Arraf, an organizer with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, wrote in an email that while the group could not “confirm 100%,” it suspected Israel was behind the attack. Israel has also imposed a total siege on Gaza, preventing all aid from entering, since March 2, after the first phrase of a truce expired. Residents and aid groups say the siege has plunged Gaza into a hunger crisis, with the World Food Program saying its food stocks for community kitchens have been depleted.