Drones from Turkey circle Gaza aid flotilla as boats sail east

Turkey has joined Spain, Italy and Greece in monitoring an international flotilla carrying aid for Gaza that was sailing east across the Mediterranean Sea on Monday despite warnings from Israel to stop the mission, flight data show. Flight tracking websites showed that three long-endurance drones originating from Turkey's Corlu airbase have been circling over the flotilla for three days, highlighting the growing international interest in the boats which have vowed to breach an Israeli naval blockade around the embattled Gaza Strip. Reuters was unable to confirm the reason for the drone flights. Turkey's foreign and defence ministries and the intelligence agency did not respond to requests for comment. The Global Sumud Flotilla, consisting of civilian boats carrying parliamentarians, lawyers and...