The Dignite al-Karama was the last boat from the aborted Gaza aid flotilla. Photograph: Murielle Kasprzak/AFP/Getty ImagesIsraeli Navy Seizes Gaza-Bound Yacht -- Reuters
(Reuters) - The Israeli navy on Tuesday seized a French yacht carrying pro-Palestinian activists intending to sail to the blockaded Gaza Strip and forced it to go to Israel's Ashdod port, a military spokeswoman said.
There were no reports of violence as the marines boarded the "Dignite-AlKarama" yacht in the eastern Mediterranean, she said.
"I can confirm that the yacht has been boarded and that everything went smoothly, there were no casualties," the spokeswoman said.
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Israel intercepts Gaza flotilla's last boat -- The Guardian
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