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| Israeli Navy peacefully boards two "Gaza flotilla" vessels |
| 2011-11-04 |
| Naval forces board two Gaza-bound ships after they failed to heed orders to turn around or dock in Egypt or Israel; ships being led to port of Ashdod. The Israel Navy on Friday afternoon intercepted two boats that approached the coast of the Gaza Strip with the intent to violate Israel's naval blockade of the territory. After the boats failed to heed calls to turn around or dock in Egypt or Israel, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Benny Gantz ordered naval forces to board the ships. Nobody was injured during the boarding of the ships, a military source said. On Thursday, the Obama administration warned U.S. citizens on the boats that they may face legal action for violating Israeli and American law. The activists include Americans and citizens of eight other countries. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the U.S. was renewing its warning to Americans "not to involve themselves in this activity." The U.S., like Israel and the European Union, considers Hamas a terrorist organization. |
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