Turkey Guards Spain For Sending Warships To Guard Aid To Gaza

JAKARTA - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez that his country ensures sending humanitarian aid to Gaza without interruption.

"Our president expressed his satisfaction with Prime Minister Sanchez's sensitivity regarding the Sumud aid fleet and said Turkey was monitoring the situation thoroughly," Erdogan said in a statement Monday, September 29, quoted by Reuters.

This was conveyed by Erdogan regarding the mission of the international aid ship 'Global Sumud Flotillake' to Gaza being attacked by drones in Greek coastal waters.

In response to the incident, Spain sent warships to protect the international fleet of ships carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza. Italy is also following Spain's footsteps.

Turkey first deployed its warships to escort and guard about 50 civilian ships 'Global Sumud Flotillake' carrying aid to Gaza.

Erdogan ensured that the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza would no longer be disrupted given the blockade of the sea by Israel.