Israel navy seizes control of Gaza protest boat: organizers

Photo showing two Palestinian fishing boats carrying 20 people including medical patients and students unable to leave through overland crossings, in Gaza City, May 29, 2018. (AP)

GAZA: The Israeli navy stopped and seized control of a Palestinian protest boat on Tuesday, organizers said, as those aboard sought to demonstrate against the Jewish state’s blockade of Gaza.
“Israeli forces surrounded it and intercepted it,” Salah Abdul Atti, one of the organizers, told AFP.
Communications had been lost with the boat for more than 30 minutes, he added.