Gaza Boat Explodes In Apparent Attack, No Injuries -- Yahoo News/APJERUSALEM – An unmanned Palestinian fishing boat laden with hundreds of pounds of explosives blew up off the coast of Gaza Monday in what the Israeli military said was an attempt to attack a naval patrol in the area.
There were no casualties, but the incident threatened to upset a relative calm in the volatile territory ruled by the Islamic militant group Hamas. Israel maintains a tight naval presence around the Gaza Strip, part of a larger blockade of the area aimed at preventing arms from reaching Hamas.
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Gaza boat explodes in attack attempt - Israel -- Reuters
Boat explodes off coast of Gaza -- BBC
Explosives-packed boat found, destroyed -- UPI
Israeli artillery hits Palestinian fishing boat -- Press TV
Explosive-laden boat blows up off Gaza: Israel -- AFP
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