Israel has urged Lebanon and the international community to prevent two Lebanese-sponsored ships, the Julia (also known as Naji al-Ali) and Junia (also known as Miriam), from sailing to Gaza. In a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council Wednesday, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Gabriela Shalev called on...
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A group of Canadian activists met last night to begin raising $300,000 in a bid to launch a boat to break Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip, insisting it is doing nothing that will aid Gaza’s Hamas government. The group called Gaza Freedom March is co-ordinating the effort to charter and crew an all-Canadian...
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The Libyan aid ship Amalthea, or Hope has docked at El Arish. Medical supplies and passengers on board will enter Gaza through the Rafah border crossing, while food will enter through the Awja border, Captain Gamal Abdel Maqsoud, who is in charge of the port, said. He said Egypt’s Red Crescent would be responsible for...
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The aid ship Amalthea is sitting off the coast of El-Arish within sight of the port and understood to be docking within the hour.
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Israeli Navy Cordons Al-Amal Aid Ship Wednesday, 14 July 2010 10:52 Al-Amal aid ship is currently undergoing a cordon by the Israeli Navy as four naval vessels are showing up on each side of the ship. The Ship is moving at a slower pace as the Israeli naval vessels are trying to force it...
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According to a Reuters report citing Israeli sources Amalthea is 55 miles (88 km) from Egypt, and 80 miles (128 km) from Gaza, in international waters being ‘observed’ by Israelis at sea. The ship has reported engine problems but it’s thought this may be a claim to buy time while decisions are made on...
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RT asking: No ‘Hope’ for Gaza? RussiaToday | 13 July 2010 The organisers of a Libyan aid ship bound for Gaza say it’s been confronted by an Israeli military vessel and ordered to change its course for Egypt. They also say the boat – called ‘Hope’ – is refusing to alter its destination...
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The Libyan aid ship Amalthea, or Al-Amal is still over a hundred miles from the Gaza coast, and currently being shadowed by the Israeli Navy who have issued an ultimatum and threats. Crew on board the Amalthea say that Israel has given them until midnight tonight – Tuesday – to change their course……or to be boarded....
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The Moldavian owned Libyan aid ship Al-Amal or Amalthea is still heading for Gaza and doesn’t intend changing course according to its organisiners Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation, regardless of claims by Israel that the ship intends to dock at El-Arish. I assume, or perhaps just hope that even the Israelis would find it difficult...
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Al-Amal Ship is carrying humanitarian aid in the form of food supplies and medicines. Sponsoring Al-Amal aid ship, Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation aims only to achieve its humanitarian purposes and does not aim to provoke any party, or to achieve any sort of media or political propaganda .Al-Amal aid ship carrying food...
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