Netanyahu ordered drone attacks on Gaza-bound aid boats off Tunisia last month, CBS News reports

A demonstrator is detained during a protest against Israel's interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla which was carrying aid for Gaza, on the border in southern Israel, October 3, 2025. (REUTERS)

• Israeli forces on September 8 and 9 launched drones from a submarine and dropped incendiary devices onto the boats that were moored outside the Tunisian port of Sidi Bou Said

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly approved military operations on two vessels last month that were part of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian supporters, CBS News reported on Friday, citing two U.S. intelligence officials.
Israeli forces on September 8 and 9 launched drones from a submarine and dropped incendiary devices onto the boats that were moored outside the Tunisian port of Sidi Bou Said, causing a fire, according to the report.