(19.07.08) Bethlehem - Ma'an - A small shipping vessel will set sail for Gaza from Cyprus on 5 August expecting to be illegally detained as it enters Gazan waters. The waters off the Gaza Strip are patrolled by Israeli naval vessels, and Israel enforces a "Fishing Limit" that is 6 nautical miles (11.1 km) from the Gaza shore. These restrictions on access and borders are enforced despite the 2005 Israeli "disengagement" from the Gaza Strip. There will be 60 people aboard the "Free Gaza" vessel including a Holocaust survivor, a survivor of the Palestinian Nakba, and members of the international Palestinian diaspora. (Follow the link below to continue)
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