NEWS
2nd humanitarian flotilla sets out from Gaza
Haber Merkezi 15:23 July 10, 2018 AA, Yeni Şafak
A second humanitarian flotilla set out from the Gaza Strip on Tuesday in hopes of breaking an 11-year Israeli blockade on the coastal enclave, a Palestinian NGO said. The first flotilla set out from Gaza on May 29 carrying Palestinian medical patients -- many of whom were injured during the rallies -- and university students. A main boat was accompanied by dozens of smaller vessels in a show of defiance against Israel's crippling blockade. Israeli naval forces swiftly intercepted and seized the ship, detaining all 17 Palestinian passengers aboard. While all detained passengers were subsequently released, the ship's captain, Suheil Muhammad al-Amoudi, remains in Israeli custody until now.