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Tunisia denies claims Greta Thunberg's Gaza flotilla was hit by drone BBC source
Aljazeera source
France 24 source
Hindustan times source
"He added that an initial inspection indicated the explosion originated inside the vessel"
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is what it looks like the moment before the explosion "inside the vessel".
Video, from @globalsumudflotilla :
https://mastodon.bida.im/@globalsumudflotilla/115173009100352363
From onboard: https://mastodon.bida.im/@globalsumudflotilla/115173016250524101
The aftermath, via @Vegard :
https://fribygda.no/@Vegard/115172934131841905
"Tunisia's national guard told the AGF news agency that "no drone" had been detected"
They should probably look into that.
@Spaniard
[Video, direct link: https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1965201956827185152/vid/avc1/640x360/N22ff1vJGQIh2qUG.mp4]
https://x.com/FranceskAlbs/status/1965202434298708363
Yeah I saw the video and I don't see or hear any drone, I just hear someone scream and fire.
There is more videos from different angles in the Aljazeera live-post.
In one you can clearly see a bright-burning object being dropped onto the boat and then exploding.
https://aje.io/e4f7v5?update=3934620
direct link to a video that is abundantly clear:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DOXaR_MiOZ_/
That's more evident still doesn't look like a drone but it does look like an attack.
So what vehicle would drop an object directly from above from a short distance?
The only explanation is a drone. The next bigger thing would be a helicopter. A plane is not possible as it cannot drop objects vertically due to its forward momentum. And a helicopter attack would certainly be even more severe than a drone attack.
What about two swallows. We already know they can carry a coconut….
(/s just in case)
A much needed relief. Thanks for the chuckle.
But how do they carry the flaming ordinance? It doesn't have a husk
It’s all a matter of how they grip it.
Swallows aren't going to cooperate on flying a munition.
Not with that attitude they won’t.
The military of the us and by extension israel have all sorts of guided munitions that could be dropped from planes, including loitering munitions that cruise way up for hours or days before being guided down for striking.
Point being they have the most advanced military gear on the planet and it could have been plane related they have many options as the us refuses to check their impulses for real even when using us weapons to target westerners and us citizens.
So, drones.
Yes I suppose so but the nature of some of these weapons is kind of hybrid between the two. We do not refer to a guided missile as a drone and they have all manners of everything in between missiles and drones.
A flare for example.
Where is the flare coming from?
A dro- Shit, I mean it was the USA or... Northern lights? Aliens! No, wait, Greta did it! Or...
(Totally not Israel though. The weather in Tel Aviv is fine, why do you ask?)
It looks like an attack from a drone.
I mean you can clearly hear the rotor sounds until the impact if you turn up volume
I disagree with "clearly hear", I have the volume on and at 100% volume
But it's right fucking there... It's clear as day, both the audio of the rotors and the visual of the drop. Are you consciously trying to not hear/see it, for some reason?
ignore the trolls!
You can clearly hear the buzz of the drone approach in the above video. It’s very obvious. Drones aren’t known for being quiet.