Libya tried to send “humanitarian supplies” through the Gaza naval blockade. Israel was having none of it.
A Libyan ship trying to deliver aid to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Monday turned back in the face of an Israeli naval blockade, Palestinian officials said.
The ship, Al-Marwa, sailed instead to a port in neighboring Egypt. It left Libya last Monday, carrying 3,000 tons of food, medicine and other aid, Palestinian and Libyan officials said.
I wonder if Libyan “humanitarian” supplies would include, say, AK-47s and ammunition? Because Gaddafi had no trouble at all preventing the UN Security Council from condemning the Merkaz Harav Massacre since the idiots at the UN allowed Libya to be on the UNSC.
Israel, which has in the past allowed ships carrying humanitarian goods to dock in Gaza to avoid a public confrontation, said Al-Marwa had turned back without incident and that it did not know where the boat was headed.
They understood that the navy was there and decided to turn around,” said Andy David, an Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman. “We have a very clear policy (on the blockade) which is constantly publicized.”
Letting in a ship of international fools is one thing. Letting a ship loaded in Libya is quite a different issue altogether.
The Anti-Siege Committee, a Palestinian group that lobbies with Hamas backing against the embargo, accused Israel of having also blocked Al-Marwa’s communications broadcasts to Gaza. The ship was now docked in Egypt’s El-Arish port, the group said.
What a shock. The IDF doesn’t want the ship in contact with Hamas. But look, it’s Intifada Four: This time, it’s personal.
“We urge all sides to pursue this intifada (uprising) of ships,” said Anti-Siege Committee spokesman Ala al-Batta.
An uprising of ships. Shyeah. Now the Israelis are oppressing maritime vessels. Who knew?