Israel’s declared policy is not to allow any protest flotillas to reach Gaza. In the past, the navy took control of all the vessels as they approached the Strip. There were also reports of mysterious mishaps that disrupted flotilla ships at ports of origin.In 2016, a women's flotilla, the Zaytouna-Oliva, was towed to the port of Ashdod, and the foreign activists on them were expelled from Israel.In June 2015, the Israel Navy intercepted the Swedish fishing boat Marianne av Göteborg some 85 nautical miles off the Gaza Strip Coast. Among the Marianne’s passengers were MK Basel Ghattas (Joint Arab List) and former Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki. In 2010, Israeli commandos killed 10 Turkish activists after they raided the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara flotilla, which lead to years of tense relations between Israel and Turkey.On #NakbaDay, join Libby Davies @libbydavies & Ann Wright @annwright46 online at 7pm ET, as we introduce our #FreedomFlotilla @gazafflotilla participants getting aboard #AlAwda (The Return) for #Gaza https://t.co/tvUF4Rcbre https://t.co/Ana3JKn5Bi via @CanadaBoatGaza
— Canada Boat to Gaza (@CanadaBoatGaza) May 15, 2018