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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
JERUSALEM, October 9 (Xinhua) — An international humanitarian flotilla heading to the Gaza Strip was intercepted by the Israeli Navy in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday, the Israeli Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday.
Civilian vessels attempted to break the naval blockade of Gaza for the second time after Israel intercepted the Sumud Global Flotilla last week. Over 470 volunteers from over 40 countries participated in that mission.
Israeli state television channel Kan TV News reported that the Navy took control of eight small yachts and a 68-meter cruise ship carrying about 100 Freedom Flotilla activists within 40 minutes on Wednesday morning.
According to a statement from the Foreign Ministry and TV reports, the ships and activists were taken to the port of Ashdod in southern Israel.
The ministry added that all passengers are safe and in good health and are expected to be deported immediately.
According to the organizers of the event, the volunteers on board included doctors, journalists, and activists. –0–
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