Spain and Italy Send Warships to Protect Gaza Aid Flotilla — Canadian Media Silent

Date: September 26, 2025

Spain and Italy have sent naval ships into the Mediterranean Sea, charged with protecting the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), which is carrying aid towards Gaza.

Italy said on Thursday that it is sending a second ship, while Spain said its navy will also act. Rome dispatched a frigate the previous day following a drone attack on the GSF in international waters after it came under drone attack en route to Gaza to deliver aid.

“We have sent one ship and another is on its way, ready for any eventuality,” (Italian) Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said in a speech to the lower house of parliament.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday that his country’s navy will join Italy in sending warships.

Sanchez said international law must be respected and the citizens of 45 nations participating in the (Gaza) aid mission had every right to sail in the Mediterranean unharmed.

“The government of Spain demands that international law be complied with and that the right of its citizens to navigate the Mediterranean under safe conditions be respected,” he said.

“Tomorrow we will dispatch a naval vessel from Cartagena with all necessary resources in case it is necessary to assist the flotilla and carry out a rescue operation.”

In Canada

In Canada … we have not heard any reaction from the Canadian government to this remarkable event in the Mediterranean.

It would be nice to know the Canadian government's position on this. Perhaps there IS a position, but I've not heard it in the Canadian media I follow.

And I'd really like to know why not. Why is the Canadian media largely silent on this?

We Canadians should all be getting tired of the news censorship that is constantly imposed on us. When the corporations that own our media don't want us to hear something, they can very effectively hide it from a lot of Canadians.

The Danger

That is the kind of free press we have in Canada — and it is a very dangerous thing in a nation that calls itself a democracy.