Activists Send Second Ship to Break Gaza Blockade

Haaretz reports that the MV Rachel Corrie is headed towards Gaza in a second attempt to break the Israeli blockade.

The MV Rachel Corrie is headed directly for the Gaza Strip with hundreds of tons of humanitarian aid and is expected reach Israel's 20-mile exclusion zone within the next day, a spokesman for the pro-Palestinian group organizing the mission said.

Despite reports that the 1,200-ton ship was heading back to Ireland due to technical difficulties involving its two accompanying vessels, Free Gaza Movement spokeswoman Greta Berlin said the ship was on schedule and had no plans to stop in any port along the way.

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