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Iran to send blockade-busting ship to Gaza (AP)

June 22nd, 2010

International Mideast envoy Tony Blair, center right, visits the Kerem Shalom crossing, between Israel and the Gaza Strip, southern Israel, Tuesday, June 22, 2010. Israel announced Sunday an easement of its blockade on the Gaza strip saying it will allow almost all items into Gaza, except for weapons or weapons-related materials that could boost the area's militant Hamas rulers. Previously, Israel had issued only a narrow list of items to enter Gaza. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)AP - Iran said Tuesday it would send a blockade-busting ship carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists to Gaza, fueling concern in Israel, where commandos were training for another possible confrontation…

Turkey calls on Israel to accept probe into raid (AP)

June 7th, 2010

Hamas Navy officers are seen during a ceremony to honor the Turkish people that were killed atop one of the aid ships, at the Gaza City port, Sunday June 6, 2010. The push for an binternational/b inquiry puts Israel under further pressure to explain how its attempt to stop the aid ship flotilla from breaching a tight blockade of Hamas-ruled Gaza turned deadly, with 9 activists killed, including 8 Turks and a U.S. citizen of Turkish origin. (AP Photo/Ashraf Amra)AP - Turkey’s foreign minister on Monday called on Israel to accept an international probe into the raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla that killed nine pro-Palestinian activists.


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Israeli commandos storm aid flotilla; 10 killed (AP)

May 31st, 2010

This video image released by the Turkish Aid group IHH Monday May 31, 2010 purports to show Israeli soldiers aboard a military vessel in binternational/b waters off the Gaza coast surrounding a Turkish ship. Israeli commandos on Monday stormed six ships carrying hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists on an aid mission to the blockaded Gaza Strip, killing at least 10 people and wounding dozens after encountering unexpected resistance as the forces boarded the vessels. AP Photo/IHH via APTN) -- TURKEY OUT --AP - Israeli naval commandos stormed a flotilla of ships carrying aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists to the blockaded Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 10 passengers in…

Reports: Israeli ships attack aid flotilla, 2 dead (AP)

May 31st, 2010

Palestinian flags wave in Gaza port, foreground, and Palestinians ride a boat in Gaza waters, a day before a flotilla of aid ships is expected to try and sail into the blockaded territory, in Gaza city, Sunday, May 30, 2010. Hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists on seven ships prepared to set sail for the Gaza Strip on Sunday from binternational/b waters close to Cyprus, edging closer to an expected naval showdown as Israeli officials warned they would halt the flotilla from reaching the blockaded territory. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)AP - Israeli warships attacked at least one of the six ships carrying pro-Palestinian activists and aid for blockaded Gaza, killing at least two and wounding an unknown number of…

Pro-Palestinian aid flotilla sets sail for Gaza (AP)

May 30th, 2010

Palestinian flags wave in Gaza port, foreground, and Palestinians ride a boat in Gaza waters, a day before a flotilla of aid ships is expected to try and sail into the blockaded territory, in Gaza city, Sunday, May 30, 2010. Hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists on seven ships prepared to set sail for the Gaza Strip on Sunday from binternational/b waters close to Cyprus, edging closer to an expected naval showdown as Israeli officials warned they would halt the flotilla from reaching the blockaded territory. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)AP - Hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists, including a Nobel laureate and a Holocaust survivor, set sail Sunday for the Gaza Strip, edging closer to an expected naval showdown with Israeli…

Pro-Palestinian flotilla sets sail for Gaza (AP)

May 30th, 2010

Palestinian flags wave in Gaza port, foreground, and Palestinians ride a boat in Gaza waters, a day before a flotilla of aid ships is expected to try and sail into the blockaded territory, in Gaza city, Sunday, May 30, 2010. Hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists on seven ships prepared to set sail for the Gaza Strip on Sunday from binternational/b waters close to Cyprus, edging closer to an expected naval showdown as Israeli officials warned they would halt the flotilla from reaching the blockaded territory. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)AP - Organizers say a flotilla carrying hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists is now on its way to the Gaza Strip — and a likely confrontation with Israeli naval forces.


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Aid flotilla to set sail for Gaza on Sunday (AP)

May 30th, 2010

Palestinian members of the Hamas naval police and civilian defense officers ride a boat at Gaza port during a display of their preparations ahead of the expected arrival of a flotilla of hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists trying to sail into the Gaza Strip, in Gaza city, Saturday, May 29, 2010. Ships carrying 10,000 tons of aid supplies for blockaded Gaza are being held up near Cyprus as organizers try to get more than two dozen high-profile activists on board. The would-be passengers, including 17 European legislators and a Holocaust survivor, were expected to join the ships from Cyprus. Organizer Greta Berlin said Saturday the Cypriot government is not allowing smaller boats to carry the group to the flotilla waiting in binternational/b waters. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)AP - Hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists on seven ships prepared to set sail for the Gaza Strip on Sunday from international waters close to Cyprus, edging closer to an expected…

Israeli gunships head to sea to block flotilla (AP)

May 28th, 2010

An Israeli navy ship sails at the port in Ashdod, Israel, Thursday, May 27, 2010. Israel has set up three huge white tents at its main southern seaport to hold hundreds of sea-borne pro-Palestinian activists hoping to breach Israel's 3-year-old blockade of the Gaza Strip.(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)AP - Israeli gunships headed out to sea Friday to stop a flotilla of pro-Palestinian activists from reaching the Gaza Strip, the military said, setting the stage for what could…

Israeli commandos to block Gaza activists (AP)

May 27th, 2010

An Israeli navy ship sails at the port in Ashdod, Israel, Thursday, May 27, 2010. Israel has set up three huge white tents at its main southern seaport to hold hundreds of sea-borne pro-Palestinian activists hoping to breach Israel's 3-year-old blockade of the Gaza Strip.(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)AP - Israel on Thursday unveiled a massive makeshift detention center in the country’s main southern port and announced the end of days of intense naval maneuvers, vowing to stop…

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