s off Greece .  The fleet – which aims to break Israel’s blockade of the Palestinian enclave – consists of more than 40 civilian boats carrying parliamentarians, lawyers and activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg . Activists said they were bracing for another strike in the coming hours. “Israel will probably attack us tonight, because all the signals point to this happening,” Maria Elena Delia, an Italian spokeswoman for the flotilla, said in a video on Instagram on Tuesday. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni  later reiterated her call for flotilla members to immediately stop their mission, warning that a confrontation with Israel could derail diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza. "Many would be happy to disrupt" a peace plan pushed by US President Donald Trump , Meloni said in a statement. "I fear that the flotilla's attempt to breach the Israeli naval blockade could provide a pretext for this." Fleet to receive two warnings  According to the Italian defence ministry, once the convoy reaches the 150 nautical miles limit, the Italian frigate accompanying it will stop, “as communicated several times in recent days”.  The ship will issue two warnings to activists, with the second and final one foreseen at around midnight GMT, when the flotilla is expected to get within the stated distance, the statement added. Delia said that activists had been informed about the government’s plans to have the navy ship stop and turn back to avoid “a diplomatic incident” with Israel . She added that the flotilla had no intention of heeding Italy’s warnings not to get closer to the shore. Italy and Spain deployed navy vessels last week to assist the flotilla.  Israel did not respond to flotilla accusations that it was behind last week’s attacks, but it has vowed to use any means to prevent the boats from reaching Gaza, arguing that its blockade is legal as part of its war against Hamas militants. Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto has said he expects flotilla boats to be intercepted in the open sea and activists to face arrest. On Tuesday, Crosetto made a “last appeal” to flotilla members to accept a compromise proposal to drop aid in Cyprus and avoid a confrontation with Israeli forces. Flotilla representatives have repeatedly refused the offer.