Nine ships under the banner Freedom Flotilla, from the UK, Ireland

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23 mai 2010

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Événement

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32.64° N, 33.57° E

Placé à : coordinates of the event it links, 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla.

Nine ships under the banner Freedom Flotilla, from the UK, Ireland, Algeria, Kuwait, Greece and Turkey, with of 800 people from 50 nationalities, begin a trip to Gaza, the biggest attempt by international aid groups to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip. Israel informs them they will be stopped for "breaching Israeli law".

Attempt to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip

The 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla was a small fleet of ships by the Free Gaza Movement and the Turkish Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (İHH). The Flotilla mission to Gaza had the explicit goal of carrying humanitarian aid and construction materials with the intention of breaking the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip.

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