Erdoğan calls the world act against Israel

(While Erdogan and Turkey put the thumbscrews to Israel to stop them from committing genocide in Gaza, Max Blumenthal (son of Sidney Blumenthal, Bill and Hillary Clinton hatchet-man and perennial insider in D.C.)  interviewed Mother Miriam and tried to get her to agree with him that Erdogan was behind the Syrian regime change op in his ongoing effort to support ALL REGIME CHANGE OPS since Gaddafi in Libya. She did not bite.)

from Daily Sabah

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Saturday that the world was definitely “bigger than Israel” and should act to “extinguish the fireball caused by Israel” in the region.

Remarks of Erdoğan were published on Sunday by journalists accompanying him to a trip to Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Erdoğan reiterated Türkiye’s support for TRNC and said the country would “sooner or later gain sovereign equality and equal international status.”

Erdoğan also spoke about a recent drone attack targeting an aid ship for Gaza near Malta and described it as “banditry and piracy.”

He also commented on tensions between Israel and Türkiye and emphasized that they were closely monitoring steps Israel planned to take against Türkiye.

Organizers say Israel is behind drone attack on Gaza aid flotilla

from Mondoweiss

A ship carrying aid to Gaza was hit by a drone attack in international waters off the coast of Malta.

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) says that drones hit a vessel twice, causing a fire and a breach in the hull. On social media, the group shared a video of the boat in flames.

“The ship, located in international waters just off the coast of Malta, issued an SOS distress signal immediately following the attack,” said the group in a statement. “A vessel from Southern Cypress was dispatched but is not providing the critical electrical support needed. The drone strike appears to have deliberately targeted the ship’s generator, leaving the crew without power and placing the vessel at great risk of sinking.”

Local sources report that Maltese forces arrived to rescue the ship. “At around 2.13 am (0013GMT) it was confirmed that those on board were all safe, but all refused to leave the ship,” said the government in a statement.

Israel has not commented on the strike. According to the flight-tracking website ADS-B Exchange, an Israeli Air Force C-130 Hercules flew to Malta prior to the drone attacks...

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Israel attacks Gaza-bound aid flotilla in international waters

from PressTV

Israel has carried out a drone attack on a Gaza-bound ship carrying humanitarian aid and activists off the coast of Malta in international waters, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) says.

"At 00:23 Maltese time, the Conscience, a Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship came under direct attack in international waters," the international NGO said in a statement on Friday.

"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.

The coalition called for the summoning of Israeli ambassadors, saying they must "answer to violations of international law, including the ongoing blockade and the bombing of our civilian vessel in international waters."...

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