Contact reported lost with female flotilla to Gaza

Organizers of the Gaza flotilla write on Twitter that contact has been lost with the Zaytoun-Oliva ship, on its way to the Strip carrying 15 women.

At 1450 on 5/10 we lost contact with the Zaytouna-Oliva and fear that the the Israeli Occupation Navy has attacked it #LetFFlotillaSail

— Dror Feiler (@DrorFeiler) October 5, 2016

UPDATE we lost contact with the Zaytouna at 2.50pm & fear that the Israeli Occupation Navy has attacked it. Resist sisters#LetFFlotillaSail pic.twitter.com/glREIwNMCw

— Freedom Flotilla Coalition (@GazaFFlotilla) October 5, 2016

The Israeli army is widely expected to block the ship from reaching Gaza, but the IDF refuses to confirm if it has taken any action against the ship.

A dispatch from the ship earlier in the day showed it reaching within 50 miles of the coast, though organizers said it was 50 kilometers away.