Freedom Flotilla: Outrage over Israel's bombing of aid ship bound for Gaza

Social media has erupted in anger after Israeli drones struck a ship with 30 rights activists and humanitarian aid headed for the besieged Gaza Strip.
 
Friday's attack appeared to target the ship’s generator, causing a fire and power outage on the ship while it was in international waters near Malta, according to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), a coalition of nonviolent activists campaigning to end the Israeli siege on Gaza, which organised the mission.

The organisers said they had been operating under a media blackout to “limit Israeli sabotage” in their attempt to deliver aid to the war-torn enclave, where Israel has blocked the entry of food, water, fuel and medicine for two months.

Israel's attack on the ship, the Conscience, sparked fierce condemnation online, as well as calls on international leaders to take action.

“Where’s the condemnation? Where’s the action? The hypocrisy is sickening, and the violence is unforgivable,” wrote one user on X, formerly Twitter.

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