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Selasa, 30 Desember 2008

AL Israel into Gaza Aid Ship

Tire, LEBANON, WEDNESDAY - A small boat carrying a number of activists and international assistance for Gaza are forced to anchor in the port city of Tire, south Lebanon, on Tuesday (30/12) after with Israel Navy ship, the force curve to Lebanon. A foreign ministry He Israel to ensure no "physical contact" between the ship and boat cruises along the 60 foot motorboat called "Dignity", which sailed from Cyprus Monday night. Some activists from the movement "Free Gaza" said the ship, which brought 3.5 tons of medical aid and 16 people have been shot and dibentur in international waters 70-80 miles off the coast of Gaza by the Israeli navy ship. There are no victims in this event. Yigal Palmor, He foreign ministries of Israel, said the ship did not respond to the assistance warner and radio contact. He also refutes the AL Israel shot.

Israel has announced the waters of Gaza area as a closed military zone after the country launched air attacks against Hamas targets Saturday. More than 380 Palestinian citizens killed in the attack.

Dignity in the dock Tire because of a Navy ship Lebanon, and several fishing boats which flap search flag of Lebanon and the group of Syiah. A number of Palestinian residents of Lebanon and welcomed the ship to get a big hole in the top deck.

A member of Free Gaza, David Halpin, said the glass at the helm of the ship is broken, torn and the left side of the ship tercabik almost entirely from the course to stern.

Halpin admitted to see two Israeli patrol boats when they throw light around 5 o'clock local time (3 hrs GMT). Israeli officials on the ship's captain to stop requested vessels, but he refused, said Halpin.

"There are three very loud explosion with a voice like breaking the forest. Prow that dibentur and it happens twice," said Halpin. "I think I will die. I'm 68 years old. None of us that wear life jacket. We are surprised by the action cutthroat," he said.

Cyprus state radio said the government will ask Cyprus explanation from Israel about the incident. Ships that bring medical aid donated by Cyprus and there are at least three people in Cyprus on the ship, including a member of parliament.

Free Gaza is an organization that calls on U.S. to send aid that has been re-fixed Saturday from Cyprus to 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. "The Government of Cyprus has given us medicines to be sent, and we will send them."

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