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Gaza flotilla raid
The
Gaza flotilla raid
was a military operation by Israel against
six civilian ships
of the "
Gaza Freedom Flotilla
" on 31 May 2010 in
international waters
in the Mediterranean Sea. Nine activists were killed in the raid. The
flotilla
, organized by the
Free Gaza Movement
and the Turkish
Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (IHH)
, was carrying humanitarian aid and construction materials, with the intention of breaking the Israeli
blockade of the Gaza Strip
.
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