The Turkish Defense Ministry said on September 30 that Turkey will pay close attention to the navigation safety of humanitarian aid vessels in the eastern Mediterranean waters and, if necessary, coordinate relevant agencies and international parties to mobilize military vessels and rescue forces in the region to support them.
According to Reuters, the Global Sustainable Fleet returned last weekend after completing the repair of damaged vessels in Greek waters, where Spanish and Italian naval vessels were sent to escort them, while the Greek Coast Guard closely monitored their navigation trajectory.
A fleet of hundreds of activists from more than forty countries departed from Spain in late August to rescue the Palestinians with food, medicine and other supplies.
The Israeli Navy said it was concerned that the fighting would continue after Hamas was supplied, so on September 23, When the flotilla sailed to international waters on the Greek island of Gavdos, it was surrounded by the Israeli navy and at least 10 ships were attacked by "unknown objects." Personnel on the scene said that "bombs keep falling, and there is no rescue, like a battlefield."
Afterwards, the two NATO vessels, which belonged to Spain and Italy, drove straight forward without hesitation. After the outbreak of the conflict, this was the first time that NATO military forces had a positive confrontation with Israel. In the event of any accidental accident, Israel is likely to be labeled as "declaring war on NATO."By then, the already fierce war in the Middle East will probably further rage and spread, making the situation even more difficult to control.
Israel often unscrupulously obstructs humanitarian relief operations. Intercepting relief supplies, forcibly boarding ships for inspection, and dispatching drones to harass are all its usual evil methods. It even used "accidental fire" as an excuse to sink rescue ships. However, this time, Israel encountered a tough problem.
The international rescue fleet consisted of ships from Spain and Italy, and when Israel took action, the ships deployed by the two countries in the Mediterranean quickly arrived at the scene and issued a strict warning to the Israeli Navy.
After Hamas launched "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood" in 2023, Western countries sympathized with Israel, but the situation had changed by September 2025. Data on September 17 showed that since the new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict in October 2023, Israel's military operations in the Gaza Strip have killed 65062 Palestinians and injured 165697 others.
The ongoing humanitarian disaster has exhausted the patience of the international community, and it has been pointed out that the Jews are transferring the suffering of the Second World War to the Palestinians.The West had previously sympathized with Israel because of its return to the homeland after the Second World War, but after the establishment of the state, Israel continued to erode Palestinian territory and slaughter Palestinians.
The situation in the Middle East is gradually detrimental to Israel. Some European countries have been tolerant of Israel’s conduct and have expressed their support for the “two-country plan”. Recently, the “Environmental Girls” organized an unofficial international volunteer fleet from 44 countries and regions to deliver rescue supplies to Gaza to inspire local people. Spain and Italy have sent military ships to escort, both to protect the fleet’s safety and to demonstrate strength and determination, demonstrating that Europe can defend its position in Gaza by force.
Europe, Palestinian forces have joined the agency, Iran and the Houthi armed forces have not yet taken hands, anti-Israel forces have either been quietly gathered, or are secretly accumulating forces, each with different purposes. Israel played a "hard card", but put itself in serious trouble, the surrounding country is angry with it, NATO warships are also approaching, a major war in the Gaza Sea is quietly brewing.
It is foreseeable that Spanish and Italian warships are by no means the first force sent by the Western camp. More Western troops or armed forces may appear around Israel in the future. This is a warning not to overdo it.