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Israeli Navy Intercepts Boatload of Activists Near Gaza

   VOA News 28 September 2010
   A  boat with 9 Jewish activists aboard sets sail from Famagusta harbor
   in the Turkish-occupied north of ethnically divided Cyprus in a bid to
   breach the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza, 26 Sep 2010.

Photo: AP

   A  boat with 9 Jewish activists aboard sets sail from Famagusta harbor
   in the Turkish-occupied north of ethnically divided Cyprus in a bid to
   breach the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza, 26 Sep 2010.

   The  Israeli  navy  has  intercepted  a boat carrying Jewish activists
   attempting to  deliver aid to Gaza.
   Organizers  of  the voyage say naval forces boarded their ship several
   kilometers off the coast of Gaza and forced it to head to the southern
   Israeli port of Ashdod.  No violence was reported.
   The  British-flagged  catamaran Irene left from northern Cyprus Sunday
   carrying nine passengers and crew members.
   Members  of  the  British  group,  Jews  for Justice for Palestinians,
   organized  the  trip  to deliver medical supplies and other aid to the
   region. Â
   In   May,   Israel   drew   international   condemnation   after  nine
   pro-Palestinian  activists were killed when Israeli commandoes boarded
   a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP and AFP.

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