Israel

[Schneemann]

Israel seizes Egypt-bound ship 'with weapons for Gaza'

Israeli commandos have intercepted an Egypt-bound ship Israel says was carrying arms for militant groups in the Gaza Strip. The German-owned vessel - the Victoria - was on its way from Turkey to the Egyptian port of Alexandria, it said. [...]

"On the boat we discovered many weapons destined for terror groups in the heart of Gaza," said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "The source of the weapons was Iran which is trying to arm the Strip." [...]

The Liberian-flagged vessel was chartered by a French company, the military said. It departed from Lattakia port in Syria to Mersin port in Turkey, from where it set off bound for Alexandria, it said.

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