Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists and humanitarian aid supplies is approaching the Gaza Strip, according to the organizers.
The Handala boat, with 15 activists, set sail from Sicily earlier this month, a month after Israel intercepted a different vessel that had made a high-profile attempt to break the maritime blockade on the Gaza Strip.
Handala is operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, which also dispatched the earlier boat, the Madleen, on a mission to challenge Israel’s blockade on the Strip.
The organizers say Handala is now 105 nautical miles from Gaza’s shores, after passing the point where the Israeli Navy intercepted the Madleen.
Agencies contributed to this report.
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