The foreign ministry indicated that Israel is preparing for a confrontation with two boats of activists that are sailing towards Gaza in an attempt to break Israel’s naval blockade of the region. The group set sail from Cyprus Friday afternoon and are expected to arrive Saturday afternoon.
Meanwhile Israel Army Radio reports that the organizers of group lost contact with the boat. I am really wondering what happened…
Meanwhile Israel figured that it’s better to allow these boats in than confront them – see http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/23/AR2008082301855.html?hpid=moreheadlines