The Israeli Navy Monday morning blocked a Libyan ship trying to challenge Israeli sovereignty over Gaza coastal waters. The ship claimed it wanted to land in Gaza with 3,000 tons of food and medicine. The boat, called the Al-Marwa, turned away from the naval blockade and headed for a port in Egypt.
The Libyan ship left the port of Zouara, approximately 75 miles west of Tripoli, last week on Tuesday. The Libyan Fund for Aid and Development in Africa donated 500 tons of oil, 750 tons of milk, 1,207 tons of rice, 500 tons of wheat flour and 100 tons of medicine to be taken on the ship.