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Aid ships in new bid to run Gaza blockade
TWO ships carrying medical aid and activists have set sail from Turkey in a new bid to to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip, pro-Palestinian activists say.The Freedom Waves group said the mini-flotilla made up of one Irish ship and one Canadian ship had left Fethiye on Turkey's south coast on Wednesday afternoon (local time) and planned to arrive in Gaza on Friday. The group said the two boats, the Canadian Tahrir and the Irish Saoirse were carrying 27 people, including journalists and crew members, along with $US30,000 ($29,127) worth of medicines. "Two civilian boats, the Canadian Tahrir (Liberation), and the Irish Saoirse (Freedom) ... are currently in international waters making their way to the beleaguered Gaza Strip to challenge Israel's ongoing criminal blockade of the territory." Activists organised a major attempt to break Israel's blockade in May 2010, when a flotilla of ships led by the Turkish Mavi Marmara tried to sail to Gaza. Posted by: tipper 2011-11-02 |
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