ISRAEL NAVY SEIZES PRO-PALESTINIAN SHIP ATTEMPTING TO BREAK BLOCKADE

Navy seizes ship carrying 30 pro-Palestinian activists to prevent it from breaking Gaza blockade; soldiers take control of ship peacefully; ship rerouted to Israel's southern port of Ashdod.

The Israeli navy boarded the Gaza-bound "Estelle" ship seeking to break Israel's naval blockade on Gaza, an army spokesperson confirmed at 11:40 am on Saturday.

The army said the soldiers seized control of the ship, which is carrying pro-Palestinian activists, in accordance with the government's decision and international law, diplomatic efforts to prevent the vessel from reaching Gaza's shore had failed.

Source http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=288573