The Israeli Navy stops a Palestinian fishing boat that attempts to break through the naval blockade around the Gaza Strip and arrests eight people aboard, the IDF says.
The vessel was reportedly headed to Cyprus. A number of injured and handicapped people were on board, ostensibly so they could be taken to hospitals there.
“The vessel was stopped without incident,” the army says.
After a search, the boat was towed to the navy’s base at the Ashdod port.
IDF medics provided treatment to the injured people on board the vessel, the army says.
“This is the second time in two months that the Hamas terror group tried to cause a provocation at sea by taking advantage of injured and handicapped people and by paying residents of Gaza to take part in this kind of activity,” the army says.
Israel maintains the blockade is necessary to prevent terrorist organizations from bringing weapons into the coastal enclave.
— Judah Ari Gross
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