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Israel intercepts boat bound for Gaza

Israel Intercepts Boat Bound for Gaza
By The Pulse

The Free Gaza Movement, an organization committed to breaking the siege of Gaza, has been dispatching boats from Cyprus and sailing them, or attempting to sail them, to the Gaza Strip since August 2008. Usually, the purpose of their missions has been to bring observers from the international community to Gaza to witness the conditions therein. Yesterday, one of the organization’s boats, a Greek vessel "Arion" that was renamed "The Spirit of Humanity," embarked on a mission to sail humanitarian aid to Gaza, and was seized by the Israeli navy for doing so.

The Associated Press [1] reports:

The Israeli navy intercepted a ship carrying foreign peace activists trying to break a blockade of Gaza on Tuesday and forced it to sail to an Israeli port, the military said.

A statement said the Greek-registered freighter Arion ignored a radio message from the Israeli military saying it would not be allowed to enter Gaza waters and ordering it to turn back.

 

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