Just weeks earlier, another aid vessel, The Conscience, was reportedly struck by Israeli drones in international waters while attempting to breach the blockade of Gaza. The activists, including Thunberg, knew they were sailing toward a military power with a history of using lethal force. Their shared mission: to non-violently challenge the blockade on Gaza and assert the rights of civilians under international law. To act on climate while remaining silent on Gaza would be, in her worldview, ignorance of moral responsibility. By sailing under a UK flag, the flotilla engaged legal frameworks that should, in theory, offer protection.