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TheJewish Boat to Gaza was an initiative in an attempt to break theblockade ofGaza in late 2010. The boat, acatamaran named theMV Irene, had eight activists on board, all of them either Israelis or Jews from theUnited States,United Kingdom, orGermany, plus one English photojournalist, a total of nine passengers. It received support by theIsraeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD).[1] The boat set sail fromNorthern Cyprus on November 26, 2010.[2]
The boat was stopped by theIsraeli Navy on November 28, 2010,[3][4] after being warned to change course. TheIrene had approached within 20 miles of the coast,[5] and was confronted by at least 10 Israeli warships and boarded from speedboats byShayetet 13 naval commandos. The vessel and activists were taken toAshdod port, where foreign activists were handed over to members of the Interior Ministry's Oz Unit, while the Israelis were taken to the Ashdod police station for questioning. A group of 20 Israelis staged a protest near Ashdod port. Activists and family members followed the Israeli passengers as they were taken in for police interrogation and protested.[6][7]