(9 Sep 2025)
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Tunis, Tunisia – 9 September 2025
1. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ghassen Henchiri, speaker at news briefing:
"What we’ve relayed yesterday and the details that we shared yesterday have been seen by nearly everyone and almost all the broadcasts and television stations have seen them. We’ve talked enough about the details that we have and that have come to us."
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2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ghassen Henchiri, speaker at news briefing:
"We are not getting into more details. Today, what matters to us more is the flotilla, the Global Sumud Flotilla, and our attempt to break the siege on Gaza. No one should try to discourage us or point us in other directions. The matter (referring to the incident on one of the boats) is with specialised bodies and we will wait. But today, all our focus is on what is happening in Gaza."
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3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ghassen Henchiri, speaker at news briefing:
"Our preparations are still underway and we are almost in the final moments of preparations for the Sumud Flotilla, mere hours before the launch. We confirm to you that the wills are stronger and that the determination is bigger toward breaking the siege."
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4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ghassen Henchiri, speaker at news briefing:
"The Tunisians are invited, more than ever before, to step out in the thousands to bid farewell to the Sumud Flotilla. We are sending an invite but at the same time, we are positive, we are confident that Tunisians will come out in the thousands tomorrow to send off the Sumud Flotilla.
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5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ghassen Henchiri, speaker at news briefing:
"We want it to be a glorious send-off and what we can promise is that we will continue until the last drop. We will continue until we reach Gaza. Our will is strong and our determination is stronger, and we are not intimidated by this occupying entity (referring to Israel)."
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STORYLINE:
An activist involved in the effort to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip by flotilla said Tuesday the group is undeterred after one of its boats was hit by what it believes was a drone while docked in Tunisia.
Tunisian authorities denied a drone was involved and said they are investigating a fire in a life jacket aboard the boat.
The Global Sumud Flotilla said in a statement overnight that a vessel known as the “Family Boat,” traveling under a Portuguese flag, “was struck by a drone,” but that no one aboard was hurt.
"We will continue until we reach Gaza. Our will is strong and our determination is stronger," activist Ghassen Henchiri told a crowd that gathered in Tunis on Tuesday.
He called on Tunisians to turn out in large crowds to bid farewell to the flotilla when it departs on Wednesday.
Footage posted on the group’s social media showed a flash of light landing on one of the boats and setting off what appears to be a fire.
The flotilla is part of a broad movement seeking to deliver aid to Gaza by boat.
The Family Boat was carrying the most famous members of the flotilla, including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and former Barcelona mayor Ada Colau.
It is still unclear if they were on board during the reported attack.
The Israeli military and Israeli government did not immediately respond to requests for comment
The group had speculated about drones flying overhead on livestreams and social media.
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