Rachel Corrie steaming on toward Gaza !
Sat,05 Jun 2010 06:40:50 GMT
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The Israeli military says new Gaza-bound international aid ship Rachel Corrie is steaming on toward the Gaza Strip, not taking notice of calls to redirect the vessel to the Israeli port of Ashdod.
"We indicated several times to the organizers aboard the ship that they should head to the port of Ashdod as there is a blockade in force on the Gaza Strip, but they ignored our appeals and are continuing to head towards Gaza," a military spokeswoman told AFP.
Earlier reports said on Saturday that Israeli forces intercepted the Irish ship, which is seeking to break the blockade of the Gaza Strip.
According to Press TV correspondent Yousef al-Helou, several Israeli warships surrounded the ship.
The correspondent further added that the communication system of the ship has been completely cut off by Israeli forces.
The ship is named after Rachel Corrie, a US activist killed in 2003 as she tried to prevent an Israeli military bulldozer from razing a Palestinian home in Rafah.
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"We indicated several times to the organizers aboard the ship that they should head to the port of Ashdod as there is a blockade in force on the Gaza Strip, but they ignored our appeals and are continuing to head towards Gaza," a military spokeswoman told AFP.
Earlier reports said on Saturday that Israeli forces intercepted the Irish ship, which is seeking to break the blockade of the Gaza Strip.
According to Press TV correspondent Yousef al-Helou, several Israeli warships surrounded the ship.
The correspondent further added that the communication system of the ship has been completely cut off by Israeli forces.
The ship is named after Rachel Corrie, a US activist killed in 2003 as she tried to prevent an Israeli military bulldozer from razing a Palestinian home in Rafah.
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