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Flotilla heads for Gaza after Israel intercepted last convoy
More than 50 vessels departed from Marmaris on Thursday in what organizers call the final leg of their journey to Gaza. On April 30, Israeli forces intercepted a previous flotilla near Crete, initially detaining about 175 activists and transferring two to Israel for questioning.

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According to PBS News’s source item, Flotilla heads for Gaza after Israel intercepted last convoy, More than 50 vessels departed from Marmaris on Thursday in what organizers call the final leg of their journey to Gaza. On April 30, Israeli forces intercepted a previous flotilla near Crete, initially detaining about 175 activists and transferring two to Israel for questioning.
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