Dubbed “Women’s Boat to Gaza”, the boat was part of the wider Freedom Flotilla Coalition that consists of pro-Palestinian boats that regularly seek to go to Gaza to try to break the blockade. (source: AP) Dubbed “Women’s Boat to Gaza”, the boat was part of the wider Freedom Flotilla Coalition that consists of pro-Palestinian boats that regularly seek to go to Gaza to try to break the blockade. (source: AP)A group of women activists who tried to break Israel’s decade-long blockade of the Gaza Strip were being held on Thursday pending deportation after the Israeli navy intercepted their boat. The Israeli navy said it stopped them to prevent a “breach of the lawful maritime blockade” of the Palestinian enclave. Dubbed “Women’s Boat to Gaza”, the boat was part of the wider Freedom Flotilla Coalition that consists of pro-Palestinian boats that regularly seek to go to Gaza to try to break the blockade.

Source: Indian Express October 06, 2016 11:03 UTC