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Israel Seizes Another Gaza-Bound Aid Boat

HeadlineJun 07, 2010

Israeli commandos have seized another humanitarian aid boat headed to Gaza in an effort to break the blockade imposed by Israel on Gaza. Early on Saturday, Israel’s navy forcibly boarded an Irish-owned ship named the Rachel Corrie and then sailed it to an Israeli port. The boat was carrying 1,000 tons of medical and construction supplies for Gaza. Passengers included Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Maguire and former UN Assistant Secretary-General Denis Halliday. The incident took place five days after Israeli commandos killed nine people on the Gaza-bound Turkish aid ship, the Mavi Marmara.

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