A Gaza-bound activist aid ship caught fire and issued an SOS, after what its organizers claimed was an Israeli drone attack off the coast of Malta in international waters in the early hours of Friday.

VALLETTA, Malta (Reuters) - Malta's government said on Tuesday it would carry out repairs in international waters on a humanitarian aid ship which was reportedly bombed by two drones early on Friday.

Malta's maritime industry rarely makes front-page news. It tends to operate quietly in the background. Sometimes, taken for granted. Yet in recent years, and especially in 2024 and 2025, the sector ...