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A small boat carrying a number of activists and international aid to Gaza were forced to anchor in the port city of Tire, south Lebanon, on Tuesday (30/12), collide with ships after the Navy force Israel to turn to Lebanon.A spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel to ensure no "physical contact" between the ship and cruise along the 60 foot motorboat called "Dignity", which sailed from Cyprus, on Monday night.
Some activists of the movement "Free Gaza" ships, they said, which brought 3.5 tons of medical aid and 16 people, has dibentur and ditembak in international waters in the 70-80 miles offshore Gaza by Israel Navy ships. There is no victim in this incident.
Yigal Palmor, spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel, said the ship did not respond to help alert and radio contact. He also disputed the issue of Israel AL shot.
Israel has announced the Gaza area as a closed military zone after a swing state that the air attacks against Hamas, Saturday. More than 380 people killed in a Palestinian attack.
Dignity in the dock Tire be under guard by a Navy ship and several Lebanese fishing boat search wave the flag of Lebanon and Syiah groups. A number of Palestinian and Lebanese people for the boat that got a big hole in the deck on the top.
A member of Free Gaza, David Halpin, said, at the helm of a glass vessel is broken, torn left side, and the ship was almost entirely from tercabik direction to stern.
Halpin admitted to see two Israeli patrol boats when they shine lights around 5 o'clock local time (3 o'clock GMT). Israeli officials on board was requested to stop the boat captain, but he refused, said Halpin.
"There are three very loud explosion that sounds like split with the forest. Haluan dibentur the ship and was two times," said Halpin. "I think I will die. I'm 68 years old. None of us are wearing life jacket. We surprised with the barbaric action," he said.
Cyprus state radio said, the Government of Cyprus will have an explanation from Israel about the incident. Ships that bring medical assistance donated by Cyprus, and there are at least three people in Cyprus over the ship, including a member of parliament.
Free Gaza is bermarkas organizations in the U.S. that have been re-send aid alik to keep Cyprus out of Gaza since August.
Some activists say, they do not terhalangi by the incident. "We decided to go to Gaza and will be looking for other ships," said Derek Graham activists. "Government of Cyprus has given us this drug to be sent, and we will send them."
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