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Israel Navy Boards Latest Gaza Aid Boat
(Ha'aretz-Jerusalem Post-Israel Defense Forces) Amos Harel - Israeli naval commandos peacefully boarded a boat attempting to break a naval blockade on Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday: "IDF naval forces recently boarded the yacht 'Irene,' and it is currently being led to the Ashdod seaport along with its passengers." Before boarding, the navy transmitted two warnings to the boat, carrying Jewish activists, which refused to turn back and sailed further into the blockade area. Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Andy David called the activists' claim to be bringing aid to Gaza "ridiculous" and labeled the voyage "a politically motivated provocation." The IDF said it regrets that it must divert the Israel Navy's attention from its regular operational activity defending Israel and its citizens because of acts of provocation such as this.