Kildare South Sinn Fein TD Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh is part of the flotilla but she was not on the boat struck by the drone.
Activists on board ships in a peace flotilla to Gaza will not stop their mission after a drone attack.
One of the lead boats was attacked with a bomb while docked in Tunisia overnight.
Crew members were able to put the fire out and no injuries have been reported.
Kildare South Sinn Fein TD Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh is part of the flotilla but she was not on the boat struck by the drone.
Deputy Ní Raghallaigh has been sharing footage of the incident on her social media accounts.
Portuguese MP Mariana Mortágua has called on European states and the EU to protect the ships and to support Palestine.

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