Ataque al Conscience. Drone attack Flotilla Freedom

 ¿Puede Israel atacar con drones un barco civil en aguas internacionales… y que no pase absolutamente nada?

Eso ha ocurrido esta madrugada con el Conscience, un buque humanitario rumbo a Gaza. Y te lo están ocultando.


A las 00:23 h de Malta, drones armados atacaron el Conscience, un barco de la Flotilla de la Libertad, en aguas internacionales.
El objetivo: impedir la entrega de ayuda humanitaria a Gaza.
La proa quedó destrozada. El casco, perforado. El generador, destruido.


El barco, desarmado y con activistas de 21 países, lanzó una señal de SOS.
Un barco chipriota acudió... pero no da asistencia eléctrica.
La tripulación sigue sin luz, incomunicada y con riesgo de hundimiento.
Todo mientras drones siguen sobrevolándolos.


A bordo hay figuras internacionales de derechos humanos.
Su misión: romper el bloqueo ilegal a Gaza y entregar ayuda.
Desde marzo, ni un solo camión ha entrado. Israel impone el hambre como arma.
Más de 2 millones de personas están en peligro.


El derecho marítimo es claro: Malta tiene la obligación de rescatar a civiles en peligro cerca de sus costas.
Pero hasta ahora:
 Sin respuesta clara
 Sin rescate eléctrico
 Sin garantías de vida


Israel debe responder por esto.
 Por sabotear un buque civil en aguas internacionales
 Por bloquear ayuda
 Por imponer un asedio mortal a toda una población


Exigimos:
 Que Malta actúe de inmediato
 Que se convoque a embajadores israelíes
 Que la comunidad internacional condene este ataque
 Que se ponga fin al apoyo al apartheid israelí


 La sociedad civil debe presionar ya:
 Contacta con embajadas maltesas
 Comparte este hilo
 No dejes que el silencio mate

No son cifras. Son vidas.

Ana Miranda Paz, diputada del Parlamento Europeo (PE) y miembro de la Delegación Palestina, condenó el reciente ataque contra el buque de la Coalición de la Flotilla de la Libertad de Gaza (FFC), que fue atacado mientras se dirigía a entregar ayuda humanitaria a Gaza. El barco fue atacado por drones en aguas internacionales cerca de Malta. 

Miranda Paz, quien formó parte de la tercera flotilla en 2015, hizo una declaración a la Agencia Anadolu (AA), exigiendo responsabilidades y una acción más contundente de la UE. Como parte de la delegación palestina del PE, expresó su firme oposición al ataque. “No podemos apoyar esta impunidad”, declaró Miranda Paz, añadiendo que las acciones de Israel no deben quedar sin control.

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Declaración de Rumbo a Gaza. Enlace en: "Ataque a la Flotilla de la Libertad"

ENGLISH

A ship carrying aid to Gaza in a bid to break Israel’s blockade has been hit by drones in international waters off Malta, according to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), the group that organised the mission.

The FFC said in a statement on Friday that the vessel, now located 14 nautical miles (25km) from Malta, was the target of two drone strikes while on its way to Gaza. The ship had been seeking to deliver aid to the besieged enclave, where aid groups warn people are struggling to survive following a two-month total blockade by Israel.

“Armed drones attacked the front of an unarmed civilian vessel twice, causing a fire and a substantial breach in the hull,” the group said.

The statement did not directly accuse Israel of carrying out the attack.

However, it did demand that “Israeli ambassadors must be summoned and answer to violations of international law, including the ongoing blockade and the bombing of our civilian vessel in international waters”.

A Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) ship carrying humanitarian aid and activists heading for Gaza was reportedly attacked by Israeli drones while in international waters off Malta early Friday.

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition, an international NGO, said, “At 00:23 Maltese time, the Conscience, a Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship came under direct attack in international waters.”

“Armed drones attacked the front of an unarmed civilian vessel twice, causing a fire and a substantial breach in the hull,” it added, blaming Israel.

“Israeli ambassadors must be summoned and answer to violations of international law, including the ongoing blockade and the bombing of our civilian vessel in international waters.”

The group said activists from 21 countries were on board. They are on what it called a “mission to challenge Israel’s illegal and deadly siege of Gaza, and to deliver desperately needed, life-saving aid”.

Everyone aboard the aid flotilla for Gaza that was hit by drones are “confirmed safe”, the Maltese government said in a statement on Friday.

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition describes itself on its website as an international network of pro-Palestinian activists working to end Israel’s blockade of Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave by taking direct, non-violent action.

“There is a hole in the vessel right now and the ship is sinking,” Yasemin Acar, the coalition’s press officer, told CNN by phone from Malta on Friday morning.

Malta’s government said the ship was carrying 16 people – 12 crew members and four civilian passengers. But FFC earlier gave CNN a higher figure of 30 people on board the vessel.

The ship, the Conscience, was heading to Malta, where a large contingent of activists were due to board before it departed for Gaza, more than 1,000 miles away, but had not made it into port, the group said.

Gaza has been under Israeli military siege since October 7, 2023, when it started its genocidal war against Palestinians.

Since March 2, Israel has maintained the closure of Gaza’s main crossings, cutting off food, medical and humanitarian supplies, leading to an unprecedented deterioration of humanitarian conditions, according to reports by human rights organisations who have accused it of using starvation as a weapon of war against Palestinains.

Israel also resumed its genocide in Gaza on March 18 after violating the ceasefire aggresment signed in January, killing over 2,200 Palestinians and wounding more than 5,700—mostly children and women, according the Palestinian Health Ministry.

Humanitarian and human rights organizations have warned that the Palestinian enclave is on the brink of “full-scale famine conditions”.

“The coming days in Gaza are going to be critical. Today, people are not surviving in Gaza. Those that aren’t being killed with bombs and bullets are slowly dying,” Jonathan Whittall, head of OCHA in Gaza, said.

This handout picture released by Malta Government press office on May 2, 2025 shows a Malta Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) vessel doussing the vessel Conscience (R), after they received a distress call reporting a fire on the bow while outside territorial waters. A group of activists organising an aid boat for Gaza said it was attacked on Friday by Israeli drones in international waters off Malta as they headed towards the Palestinian territory. "At 00:23 Maltese time, the Conscience, a Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship came under direct attack in international waters," the group said in a statement. (Photo by Handout / MALTA GOVERNMENT PRESS OFFICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HANDOUT / MALTA GOVERNMENT PRESS OFFICE"

Ana Miranda Paz, a member of the European Parliament (EP) and a member of the Palestine Delegation, has condemned the recent attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) vessel, which was targeted while en route to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. The ship was attacked by drones in international waters near Malta.

Miranda Paz, who was a member of the third flotilla in 2015, made her statement to the Anadolu Agency (AA), calling for accountability and stronger EU action. As part of the EP's Palestine delegation, she expressed strong opposition to the attack.

“We cannot support this impunity,” said Miranda Paz, adding that Israel's actions must not go unchecked. "The European Union must act against Israel's ongoing impunity despite its actions against humanitarian missions."
Calls for EU to take action against Israel's impunity

Miranda Paz urged the European Union to take action, particularly regarding Israel’s continuous impunity in such situations, despite international condemnation.

"The European Union should take action against Israel’s immunity, especially in the face of its actions against humanitarian missions, and work to end such attacks,” Miranda Paz added.

She also stated that the European Union must not continue to support Israel’s unchecked behavior toward humanitarian aid missions.