JERUSALEM - PRO-PALESTINEAN activists on board a French yacht neared the coast of Gaza on Tuesday as they headed for the Palestinian territory in a bid to break an Israeli naval blockade on the coastal strip.
The boat set sail for Gaza after a night anchored at sea, despite Israeli warnings that it would intercept the vessel - the only boat remaining from a flotilla of 10 ships that had planned to breach Israel's blockade this summer.
The Dignite/Al Karama set sail on Saturday from the Greek island of Kastellorizo following a troubled stay in Greece, after Athens imposed a ban on the departure of any ships involved in the flotilla.
Reached by phone in Paris, a spokesman for the French vessel told AFP it was now moving slowly towards Gaza. 'The boat, which is moving slowly in a calm sea, should arrive in around five or six hours, which would be around midday, at the Gaza coast,' Julian Rivoire told AFP. more
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